Block Printed Projects in Martha Stewart Living!

by Judy Gula

Block Printed Projects in Martha Stewart Living!

by Judy Gula
cover of Martha Stewart Living, November 2016

We’re so excited to be featured in the November 2016 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine!

We were contacted earlier this year (magazines have such long lead times to production) and were delighted with the end result and seeing our wooden printing blocks and textile paints used in such a beautiful way!

The magazine reads, “Block printed linens are costly to buy, but surprisingly simple to make. With little more than textile paint, muslin fabric, and woodblock stamps, a personalized setting is close at hand. We went with a botanical motif, but choose whatever appeals to you.”

Artistic Artifacts wooden printing blocks and textile paints used in a Martha Stewart Living project, November 2016 Artistic Artifacts wooden printing blocks and textile paints used in a Martha Stewart Living project, November 2016 Artistic Artifacts wooden printing blocks and textile paints used in a Martha Stewart Living project, November 2016 Source attribution, Martha Stewart Living magazine, November 2016

Project designers Silke Stoddard and Tanya Graff used a palette of our Transparent Textile Paint in 15 Colonial Gold, 45 True Blue and 403 Indigo. These paints have a thick, pudding-like consistency, making them ideal for block printing. They used our foam printing mats to ensure the best prints, and printed on muslin (see sources, right)...and here’s a tip for you: we sell Nature’s Way™ by Roc-lon® muslin at just $4.00 a yard!

Blocks used in the magazine project, which includes instructions, are:

  • WB111 Fern Wood Block
  • WB369 Thistle Wood Block
  • WB371 Lotus Flower Wood Block
  • WB400 Triple Leaf Sprig

Pick up your copy of the November 2016 Martha Stewart Living to share in our "grateful spread" as well as for the usual wonderful recipes, decorating ideas and more. For our own tips on block printing, please see:

  1. Block Printing Intro
  2. Creating and Embellishing Block Printed Textiles
  3. A Sampling of Block Printed Art Quilts

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