A fantastic set to get you started. 10 Lovely Festive Blocks, 3 fabric paints,a foam mat, sponges and a paint tray.
Yuletide Special
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Gorgeous Fabric Paints
A set of 6 mini bottles of fabric paint.
14 – Peach
16 – Buttermilk
43 – Blue
49 – Duck Blue
54 – Bright Green
549 – Metallic Turquoise
Gorgeous Fabric Paints
Christmastime
A group of children in a large block with 6 other blocks, 3 fabric paints, sponges, a foam mat and a paint tray
Christmastime
Prancing Horse
A gorgeously carved horse in a lovely set with 6 other blocks, 2 fabric paints a foam mat and two sponges.
Prancing Horse
Friday, December 16, 2016
Artist Smock Ferns
Artist Smock – dotty design. Block printed dabu fabric & 100% Indian cotton. Size English 16 plus
The indigo blue dye is unstable for the first few washes so please be careful what you wear underneath as that will turn blue too!
Artist Smock Ferns
Artist Smock dotty
Artist Smock – dotty design. Block printed dabu fabric & 100% Indian cotton. Size English 16 plus
The indigo blue dye is unstable for the first few washes so please be careful what you wear underneath as that will turn blue too!
Artist Smock dotty
Artist Smock zigzag
Artist Smock with zigzag dabu block printed fabric dyed with Indigo – size English 16 plus – made of 100% Indian cotton.
The Indigo blue dye is unstable for the first few washes so be careful what you wear underneath as that may turn blue too!
Artist Smock zigzag
Artist Smock chequered swirl
This artist smock in chequered swirl pattern is made of 100% Indian cotton and is block printed with mud – called dabu block printing, It is suitable for anyone size 16 plus (UK).
Please beware that the indigo may take a few washes until it settles so be careful what you wear underneath as it will turn blue! Wash on a gentle cycle suitable for cotton.
Artist Smock chequered swirl
Artist Smock dabu grid fabric
Artist Smock Dabu Grid Fabric
This artist smock is dabu (mud) block printed and dyed with indigo. The size is suitable for anyone English 16+ as they are designed to be big and baggy. Ideal not only for when you are being arty and also for comfortable day wear. 100% Indian cotton.
Please beware that the indigo blue dye will run for the first half dozen washes so do be careful with what you wear underneath.
Artist Smock dabu grid fabric
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Decolourant starter set
Decolourant starter set
contains two wooden printing blocks, average size 3 inches plus bottle of decolourant. For successful block printing you need to dab the decolourant on with a sponge (provided) and have a foam mat underneath your fabric (also provided). When you have finished, leave to dry overnight and then iron the see the magic!
Decolourant starter set
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Perfect Peacocks
A couple of perfect peacocks with 6 other lovely ornate designs that complement the elegant peacocks.
Perfect Peacocks
Birds and a Bunny
Two gorgeous birds and a lovely detailed rabbit are the three major blocks in this set together with a gorgeous tree and three other patterned blocks
Birds and a Bunny
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Flock of Birds
A lovely set of bird blocks with some beautiful patterns to match. The set is completed with a foam mat, a scrubbing brush and two sponges to apply the paint.
Flock of Birds
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Graphic Grid Cirlce Set
Graphic Grid Circle Set
of wooden printing blocks. This set of wood stamps is totally unique and innovative in design and execution! The idea is that you can mix and match the blocks to create endless designs. First block print the grid – then place the circles in the grid to block print your own magical designs! Great for any fabric printing project from quilting to curtains, to bedding – the choice of combination is yours!
Graphic Grid Cirlce Set
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Creative Circles
8 delightful circular blocks each measuring 5cm (2″) in diameter. This set would be ideal for Shisha mirrors or just for lovely creative grid designs or circular patterns
Creative Circles
Friday, November 25, 2016
Popular Patterns
Patterns are always a popular choice of blocks and these ones will be no exception. 12 lovely blocks with lots of intricate pattern designs for you to use on your next craft project. We have even included a cute peacock for good measure!
Popular Patterns
Peacocks and Paisleys
18 wonderful blocks of the most popular designs, paisleys and peacocks. 2 lovely peacock blocks and a host of paisley patterned blocks including lots of those lovely smaller paisley designs that fill up those small gaps in any craft project.
Peacocks and Paisleys
Bumper Box of Blocks
10 different designs of blocks that we have put together to make up this set. There are designs in the set that will suit every craft project.
Bumper Box of Blocks
Peacock Paradise
10 lovely blocks incorporating 2 beautiful peacocks and some delightful leaf and tree designs
Peacock Paradise
Friday, November 18, 2016
The Four Seasons Fabric Paint
A compilation of our 4 sets of Professional Fabric Paint of the seasons.
Spring
11 – Lemon Yellow
16 – Buttermilk
29 – Baby Pink
54 – Bright Green
Summer
13 – Golden Yellow
25 – Cherry Red
58 – Apple Greenk
28 – Orchid
Autumn
15 – Beige
56 – Gold Green
62 – Sienna
63 – Indian Red
Winter
26 – Dark Burgundy
36 – Violet
44 – Cobalt Blue
57 – Moss Green
The Four Seasons Fabric Paint
Winter Fabric Paint
Four 200ml bottles of professional fabric paint with the colours of winter.
26 – Dark Burgundy
36 – Violet
44 – Cobalt Blue
57 – Moss Green
Winter Fabric Paint
Autumn Fabric Paint
Four 200ml bottles of professional fabric paint with the colours of autumn.
15 – Beige
56 – Gold Green
62 – Sienna
63 – Indian Red
Autumn Fabric Paint
Summer Fabric Paint
Four 200ml bottles of professional fabric paint with the colours of summer.
13 – Golden Yellow
25 – Cherry Red
58 – Apple Greenk
28 – Orchid
Summer Fabric Paint
Spring Fabric Paints
Four 200ml bottles of professional fabric paint with the colours of spring.
11 – Lemon Yellow
16 – Buttermilk
29 – Baby Pink
54 – Bright Green
Spring Fabric Paints
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Bottom of the Garden
Delightfully carved blocks showing all the things you are likely to find at the bottom of your garden. Birds, bees, flowers, trees leaves and a couple of wise old owls.
Bottom of the Garden
Big Block Bonanza
The perfect set for those people looking for larger blocks that would be ideal for large craft projects as either highlight designs or background coverage.
Big Block Bonanza
3 Little Fish
A lovely selection of fish and sea life in this box together with a mat and a sponge to apply the paint.
3 Little Fish
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Leaves, Feathers and Patterns
A large set of 15 blocks combining three of our most popular designs of blocks.Leaves, Feathers and Patterns are always keenly anticipated and this set is sure to sell out quickly.
Leaves, Feathers and Patterns
Peacock Patterns
2 beautifully cute peacocks accompanied by 6 other lovely patterned blocks that would look super on any craft project
Peacock Patterns
Rabbit & Co.
A beautiful large Rabbit carved block with 6 wonderful blocks that you could easily imagine in a garden with our Rabbit.
Rabbit & Co.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Gelli Printing Book
Gelli Printing Book
Learn how to use gelli plates onto fabric with Hilary Beattie’s super book – packed with ideas and inspiration for you to use from found objects in the house, nature’s gifts from the garden to manmade products such as stencils and stamps. You will be taken on a creative journey as you are shown how to be free with paint and colour to create the most stunning fabrics. No longer be confused about what to do with your gelli plate – your gelli plate will no longer a stranger but one of your best friends!
Gelli Printing Book
Monday, October 31, 2016
Mendhi Patterns
The perfect set if you like the intricate carving styles that the Mendhi designs can offer. This beautiful Mendhi design hand has a lovely Peacock carving in the middle and is accompanied by three equally beautiful patterned blocks. The blocks are in a set together with a foam mat and a sponge to apply the paint.
NOVEMBER SPECIAL OFFER
As a special offer for November we are offering this lovely set with a 200ml bottle of fabric paint FREE! You can choose any colour you like from our stock and it will be delivered with your Mendhi Patterns set. Pick your colour fabric paint from any colours found on our Fabric Paint page.
Once you have chosen your colour, add the name of the paint you want to the notes of your order and it will be added to your delivery.
Mendhi Patterns
Friday, October 28, 2016
Butterfly Bonanza
A set for the butterfly lovers out there. 6 wonderful hand carved butterflies, all intricate and delicate in their own right, but looking amazing together as a set.
Butterfly Bonanza
Monday, October 24, 2016
Create your own Fabric Designs
Create your own Fabric Designs
At Colouricious we are as passionate about the fabrics we print on as the blocks we actually use to print.
We love to make different designs of fabric for our projects and it is really a lot easier to do than you may think. Take a look at the video below and you will see how we can make our fabric designs for our next project from the left over inks on previous projects!
Our DVD Inspired Block Printing gives you loads of ideas of how to create your own fabrics and what to do with them. It is one of our most popular DVDs but as our gift to you, we are letting you download it for free now just by visiting our website.
Download for FREE!
Halloween Idea
Now the nights are drawing in and with Halloween and Bonfire Night just around the corner, you maybe thinking about some more vibrant and colourful crafts projects to celebrate these occasions. We have the perfect answer for you with a set of fluorescent paints that will look great on dark fabrics, and create a magical effect. If you would like to grab a set, then head over to our website and place your order.
Latest Arrivals
We have just received another delivery from our carvers in India and the boxes were full of lovely designs that have enabled us to create some delightful sets. The blocks were mostly the larger designs which we know are always very popular, but we have added some smaller blocks into some of the sets as well. As usual, click on the image of the set you want to be taken to our website to get your set.
Giant Paisleys
Our Paisley Patterned blocks are always very popular and I am sure these one will be no exception. 6 Larger blocks with a mat, sponges and a cleaning brush.
Bold Patterns
4 detailed large headline blocks for those larger craft projects that can have these bold deigns as a feature image.
Buy Now
Precious Peacock
New Peacock sets are snapped up very quickly by our regular customers and I think this set will be in demand as usual. We have added some gorgeous patterns to our cute Peacock to make this set even more desirable.
Happy Hoppiness
In amongst the larger blocks were these delightful ones that we thought would look excellent together. the rabbit and tree are the headline designs, but the dainty flower and leaf blocks make this a very beautiful set.
Buy Now
Gorgeous Gujarat
Colouricious is delighted to announce that we have just opened the popular trip to Gujarat for 2017. The spectacular trip will take place in November next year from 7th – 19th. In this 13 day trip you will get to explore the Gujarati region of India taking in sights and sounds as well as visiting workshops and seeing how the villagers design and create their beautiful textiles.
The region of Gujarat is also the home of the world famous Kite Festival of Uttarayan. Made famous in books such as The Kite Runner, The Kite Festival is a uniquely Gujarati phenomenon, when the skies over most cities of the state fill with kites from before dawn until well after dark. The festival marks the days in the Hindu calendar when winter begins turning to summer, known as Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan. On what is usually a bright warm sunny day with brisk breezes to lift the kites aloft, across the state almost all normal activity is shut down and everyone takes to the rooftops and roadways to fly kites and compete with their neighbors. We will be able to see the start of the Kite production in the streets of Ahmedabad.
Watch the video below about the Leading Ladies of Gujarat to give you an idea of what you will see and experience on this beautiful holiday.
If you would like to join us in November next year, then head over to our website and use the online booking form to reserve your place. It is a fantastic trip and we would love for you to join us.
Colouricious Club Member Deals
The arrival autumn brings a whole new look to our gardens and plants, and it was seeing the leaves falling from the trees that inspired this weeks special club member deal.
Pick any of the blocks or sets from our Leaves and Trees section and receive a 20% discount on every set from this group that you purchase.
You can find the sets to choose from by visiting the Leaves and Trees page of our website and using the code below.
trees20
As usual, the code is only valid for 1 week and will expire on Sunday 30th October.
Quilt Shows
The Dublin Knitting & Stitching Show proved to be extremely popular, it was wonderful to meet you all that came along. We shared some wonderful stories and crafting ideas, and the show was a great success.
We have two more shows in November and we would love to meet you if you can make it along to either of the shows.
West Country Textile Show – 11th – 13th November
Harrogate Knitting & Stitching Show – 24th – 27th November
Printology is so popular we are doing it twice! But only spaces now for October.
Our February Course is now full!
As we expected, our Printology Workshop proved to be very popular and we filled the February course in just over 1 month. We sort of guessed that this would be the case which is why we have already organised a second workshop for October next year.
The second course is going to run from 26th – 29th October 2017 and we are now taking deposits so you can reserve your place on the workshop. If you want a place on the October workshop act quickly to grab your space.
Come and See me at a Quilt Show for FREE!
We have a couple of tickets left for the West Country Quilt & Textile Show. The tickets are for Sunday 13th November and the show is at the University of the West of England Exhibition Centre. We also have some free tickets for the Dublin Knitting and Stitching Show as well, which is at the end of this month
If you would like a ticket for either of these shows all you need to do is purchase anything from our website and add a line in the note box that you would like a ticket and we will send it out with the items you purchased. I am afraid this will have to be a first come, first served offer, so they are gone the offer will be over. If you are one of the lucky ones though, I look forward to seeing you there!
October Deal of the Month
Christmas is coming!
I know, I know, we are only just into October and the sun is still shining, but I have seen some Christmas adverts and the shopping channels are already mentioning it, so I don’t feel too bad about reminding you all that Christmas is not that far away. For us crafters, we have top be even more organised if we are going to produce home-crafted gifts and cards for our friends and family. I was talking with one of our club members who is already preparing her designs for gifts, and she told me about her 6 year old grandson who loves joining in with when when she block prints and is going to make gifts himself for all his teachers this year.
So, now we have all agreed that Christmas is on its way, what is the special offer?
Well, we thought we would give you the chance to combine our beautiful Christmas blocks with something you can print on and give as a gift. Buy any one of our Christmas Block sets and you will get a free tea towel to block print and create a lovely festive gift. The deal gets better though as if you buy two of the Christmas sets, you will get 3 free tea towels and buy three sets and get 5 free tea towels. No code or comment to make when you order, just choose your sets and we will do the rest.
1 Christmas Block Set – 1 Free Tea Towel
2 Christmas Block Sets – 3 Free Tea Towels
3 Christmas Block Sets – 5 Free Tea Towels
To see the choice of block sets for this offer you can visit our October Offer page.
It is a great deal and I am sure anybody who receives a hand printed tea towel will love it.
Learn how to Paint on Silk
Learn the art of silk painting and how silk is spun by silk worms, in these wonderful videos. You will love learning about the fascinating production, followed by the gorgeous silk fabric that are produced. Check out our full range of silk painting supplies and create what you are able to see in these videos.
If this has piqued your interest in painting on silk, then check out all of the kits and accessories we have on our Silk Painting page.
Learn, Create, Be Happy!
kind regards
Jamie Malden
Colouricious
Create your own Fabric Designs
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Happy Hoppiness
10 intricately carved blocks with a lovely rabbit, a tree and several plant and flower designed blocks.
Happy Hoppiness
Precious Peacock
7 lovely hand carved blocks including a beautiful peacock, an ornamental tree and 5 stylish patterned designs
Precious Peacock
Bold Patterns
4 Large, bold pattern blocks that would not look out of place on larger craft projects.
Bold Patterns
Giant Paisleys
6 Large Paisley patterns ideal for block coverage and background designs as well as the headline image on a larger project. The blocks come with a small foam mat, 3 sponges to apply paint and a brush to clean the blocks after use.
Giant Paisleys
Monday, October 17, 2016
Add some Shisha to your craft projects
Add some Shisha to your craft projects
Shisha or Abla Bharat embroidery , or mirror-work, is a type of embroidery which attaches small pieces of mirrors reflect metal to fabric. Mirror embroidery is spread throughout Asia, and today can be found in the traditional embroidery of Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, and Indonesia.
It is a really lovely way to adorn and embellish your textile crafting projects and it makes them stand out from the crowd.
We have an excellent video on our YouTube channel that show you how to sew with Shisha mirrors. You can click on the video below to watch it.
Our YouTube channel is cram packed full of lovely videos for you to watch and learn from. Access to every video is free and there are 269 for you to choose from. We are very proud of the videos we have made and they have been viewed over 3.5 million times, so why not join in and watch a few today.
You can find the Colouricious YouTube channel by clicking the link below. If you like the videos I would really appreciate it if you could click on the “thumbs up” symbol just beneath it to let everybody know you liked it.
We have a wonderful special Shisha starter kit available at the moment. It comprises:
• a selection of Anchor embroidery thread
• a bag of beautiful hand cut diamond shaped shisha mirrors
• 5 wonderful hand carved wooden block designs perfect for shisha mirrors measuring 75mm in diameter
• a sponge to apply fabric paints to your blocks
• a small foam mat
It is the perfect set to get you started in Shisha embroidery.
Learn New Embroidery Techniques
Come and join in on our kantha stitch embroidery textile tour of West Bengal to learn about Indian heritage, hosted by our Colouricious representative. During your textile holiday you will be exploring the Indian traditional techniques of kantha stitch, block printing, batik, macrame, embroidery and textiles, and many more truly unique experiences, many of which will be in remote villages, off the beaten track. The tour is in October 2017, and is for 14 days. It is a hugely popular tour and we highly recommend it if you enjoy embroidery and want to learn about different stitching styles.
If you would like to join us in October next year, then head over to our website and use the online booking form to reserve your place. It is a fantastic trip and we would love for you to join us.
Colouricious Club Member Deals
The Hmong people are an ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China. Their history is somewhat difficult to trace but it is believed that they originated in the mountains of the Yellow River before migrating South in search of more arable land to farm. The Hmong people are now in Vietnam, Thailand and Laos as well as China.
The Hmong people are famous for their intricate textile art which comprises bold geometric patterns often in bright contrasting colours. Sub cultures of the Hmong people, not surprisingly, associate themselves with different patterns and techniques when it comes to their textile art designs. White Hmong are usually associated with reverse applique while the Green Hmong are more likely to be seen using batik.
We have a number of beautifully intricate pattern blocks in Hmong styles and they would be wonderful on any craft project.Use the code below and you will get 20% off any these blocks you purchase that can be found on the following page of our website. Hmong Blocks
As usual, the code is only valid for 1 week and will expire on Sunday 23rd October.
Quilt Shows
We have just got back from the Craft4Crafters show. It was lovely to see you all and to hear all your stories about block printing. I am off to Dublin next week for the Dublin Knitting and Stitching Show and would love to meet anybody that can come along to the show, so please say hello, it is lovely to see you all.
Dublin Knitting & Stitching Show – 20th – 23rd October
Printology is so popular we are doing it twice! But only spaces now for October.
Our February Course is now full!
As we expected, our Printology Workshop proved to be very popular and we filled the February course in just over 1 month. We sort of guessed that this would be the case which is why we have already organised a second workshop for October next year.
The second course is going to run from 26th – 29th October 2017 and we are now taking deposits so you can reserve your place on the workshop. If you want a place on the October workshop act quickly to grab your space.
Come and See me at a Quilt Show for FREE!
We have a couple of tickets left for the West Country Quilt & Textile Show. The tickets are for Sunday 13th November and the show is at the University of the West of England Exhibition Centre. We also have some free tickets for the Dublin Knitting and Stitching Show as well, which is at the end of this month
If you would like a ticket for either of these shows all you need to do is purchase anything from our website and add a line in the note box that you would like a ticket and we will send it out with the items you purchased. I am afraid this will have to be a first come, first served offer, so they are gone the offer will be over. If you are one of the lucky ones though, I look forward to seeing you there!
October Deal of the Month
Christmas is coming!
I know, I know, we are only just into October and the sun is still shining, but I have seen some Christmas adverts and the shopping channels are already mentioning it, so I don’t feel too bad about reminding you all that Christmas is not that far away. For us crafters, we have top be even more organised if we are going to produce home-crafted gifts and cards for our friends and family. I was talking with one of our club members who is already preparing her designs for gifts, and she told me about her 6 year old grandson who loves joining in with when when she block prints and is going to make gifts himself for all his teachers this year.
So, now we have all agreed that Christmas is on its way, what is the special offer?
Well, we thought we would give you the chance to combine our beautiful Christmas blocks with something you can print on and give as a gift. Buy any one of our Christmas Block sets and you will get a free tea towel to block print and create a lovely festive gift. The deal gets better though as if you buy two of the Christmas sets, you will get 3 free tea towels and buy three sets and get 5 free tea towels. No code or comment to make when you order, just choose your sets and we will do the rest.
1 Christmas Block Set – 1 Free Tea Towel
2 Christmas Block Sets – 3 Free Tea Towels
3 Christmas Block Sets – 5 Free Tea Towels
To see the choice of block sets for this offer you can visit our October Offer page.
It is a great deal and I am sure anybody who receives a hand printed tea towel will love it.
Huge choice of Gelli Plates
We have lots of different shapes and sizes of Gelli Plates on our website. Gelli Plates are incredibly versatile and can create unique designs and patterns for your craft projects. They can also be used in combination with stencils and our blocks which make the a perfect addition to a crafters toolbox.
If you would like to take a look at the range of Gelli Plates and accessories we have on offer, visit our Gelli Plate page, and see all the different items that we have in stock.
Learn, Create, Be Happy!
kind regards
Jamie Malden
Colouricious
Add some Shisha to your craft projects
Friday, October 14, 2016
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Competition - English Country Garden
A beautiful set of 21 blocks of all sizes depicting a beautiful English Country Garden. The largest pattern block measures 5″ square with the lovely trio of birds 4″ x 3″ approximately.
Competition - English Country Garden
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Tribal Stead
an A4 box of beautifully hand carved wooden printing blocks – the lovely horse is 15 cm wide.
Tribal Stead
Competition Les Fleurs
presented in an A4 box of blox, here is a beautiful floral set of wooden printing blocks to help you win your block printing holiday to Jaipur
Competition Les Fleurs
Competition Lizard
Selection of lizard theme with frogs wooden printing blocks presented in an A4 plastic storage box
Competition Lizard
Amazing Amphibians
An A4 size storage box of wooden printing blocks. There is a lovely lizard and mother & baby frogs along with lots of flowers and foliage to create luscious layers with your block printing. Last few remaining!
Amazing Amphibians
Competition Set Early Bird
presented in an A4 size plastic storage box, this early bird set of wooden printing blocks could win you a block printing holiday to India!
Competition Set Early Bird
Glitter pens 4 set
set of 4 glitter pens – gold, copper, silver & burgundy – water based acrylics for all surfaces. Trace design by placing tip on top of the surface and squeeze lightly. On textiles, prewash and fix by ironing. Wait 72 hours before washing to allow the colour to cure. Machine washable in 30 degrees and mild soap. Do not soak. Each bottle is 32 ml
Glitter pens 4 set
Catch of the Day
Presented in an A5 size box here is a wonderful selection of wooden printing blocks for printing onto fabric and or paper.
Catch of the Day
Block Printing Equipment "All in One Set"
Here is everything you need to get started on your block printing – be it on paper or on fabric. There are
2 foam mats
paint tray
set of Colouricious metallic fabric paints
Block Printing Equipment "All in One Set"
The Big Catch
This extra special catch is a selection of wooden printing blocks, presented in an A4 size box. Hours of guaranteed joy and happiness in this set of Colouricious wood stamps for block printing onto paper and fabric!
The Big Catch
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