Metallic Print Fabric

Metallic print fabric is the answer

Creating your own fabric designs or making your own paper for craft projects needn"t be difficult. Colouricious love to experiment with metallic paints. Using wooden printing blocks, metallic print fabric can transform textiles into these beautiful collage designs below. Due to the reflective nature of the paint, it blends well with any dyed fabric generating this magical, vibrant appearance and is the best way to embellish your textiles.

 

 

 

Metallic print fabric workshops

Alternatively you can create sequential patterns, a popular printing technique adopted on the block printing colouricious holidays to Jaipur. The crafters worked with traditional block printers applying this modern twist to create their own fabulous textile designs. They got to choose from a wide range of blocks and metallic fabric paint colours.

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Metallic paint

If wooden block printing isn"t your cup of tea then don"t be afraid to get creative. Metallic paint can be used in many wonderful ways. This paint works best on natural fibres than synthetic as the paint is made from a mixture of a pigment and a glue-like binder and therefore sticks to rougher surfaces easier. The sparkle that these wonderful paints create will enhance any of your creations. Unlike fabric dye, it only requires ironing to fix the paint.

 

Metallic print fabric taken your fancy?

If you have been inspired by the creations on this page and would like to try this for yourself, visit www.colouricious.com to pick up a box of metallic paint to help get you started on your own textile designs.

 

 

Colouricious Holidays - Metallic Fabric Print

On a colouricious holiday, you can use metallic paint to design your own fabrics. There are huge variety of blocks available to print with and you are taught by Jaipur"s very own block printers in traditional workshops in remote villages. Visit www.colouriciousholidays.com to find out more about the wonderful holidays available.

Wax Print

Wax print or Batik originated in India. The word batik actually means ‘wax writing’.

To decorate cloth by wax print you have to cover a part of the cloth with a coat of wax and then dye the cloth. When the wax is removed the contrast between the dyed and undyed areas makes the pattern, as the waxed areas keep their original colour.
The beauty of wax print is its simplicity. Some of the best effects in batik are often achieved by chance. Batik is very popular in southern India and is an amazing way of printing fabric.

Wax print is an amazing way of textile design and you will be able to experience it up close on our Colouricious textile tour to Southern India. You will be able to try it out for yourself when you get home, and achieve some amazing results. Wax print designs come in a large range of colours and patterns and you will be amazed when you see the whole textile printing process.

You will love our Colouricious textile tour to Southern India to see wax print up close! Everyone who loves textile art will love this!

Have a look at our other textile tours, perfect for everyone who is in love with arts and crafts!

Wax Print

Fabric Printing

 Fabric Printing

    

Fabric printing can be a fabulous experience – particularly if you choose to do fabric printing with Colouricious printing blocks. As you can see from the photos, our wonderful printing blocks are carefully hand made in India out of wood. Fabric printing is amazing in India. Block printing is very popular, and there are so many fabulous designs and beautiful vibrant colours to be seen. When we go to India on our Colouricious textile tours there is so much to be seen!

Fabric printing will become even more exciting if you choose to use Colouricious printing blocks! There is a large variety to choose from – from flowers to geckos, or leaves to peacocks – your fabric printing experience will be transformed! As they are hand made they will make your fabric printing experience even more special. They are all made from wood and are beautifully crafted. Whatever you choose – big or small, basic or beautifully detailed – the quality will be fabulous. So next time you go fabric printing make sure you try Colouricious printing blocks! It is any fabric printer’s dream!

Why not take a look at the wide range of printing blocks available at our Colouricious shop? Here you can not only browse our fabulous collection of wooden printing blocks, but learn how to use them with your fabric printing!

Or you could have a look at the Colouricious Indian textile tours, ideal for anyone who loves fabric printing! You’ll be able to see the whole process of fabric printing and block printing first hand.

Take a look at our other textile tours. They will be equally as amazing for any fabric printer, we offer so many destinations – from the Golden Triangle in India to a trip through Vietnam, or even Houston, Texas in the USA!

        

 

 

Fabric Printing

Making your own block printed canvas bag

Block Printing Your Canvas Bag

Here is a wonderful craft idea to make a tote style canvas bag into an exciting shopping bag.

Here we have used some blocks from our Colouricious leaf wooden blocks to create an exciting personalized pattern. By using a lighter colour and a liner block this creates a background pattern then with the brighter/ bolder colours over the top creates the eye catching pattern for your shoulder bag.

Get confident with your sewing machine using your own simplicity pattern.

To create this eye-catching pattern we recommend you use our Colouricious fabric paints because they are easy to fix with simple ironing and then the fabric is permanently fixed.

Happy Block Printing!

 

Making your own block printed canvas bag