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Introduction

During this tutorial, we are going to explain how to print words on your clothes or your paper sheets using thelino printing technique. We will make a wooden alphabet, to then print any word with painting on the choosen surface.

Description

Linocut (wooden stamp for t-shirt)

Vidéos

Collect Fabric

Collect the fabric you want to customize.

Prepare the wooden plank

With a pencil, write up the letter on the plank making sure that the letter, are back to front (therefore making a mirror copy) so that when you print it will come out the right way around. Use carving tools to carve around the letters. N.B: when you print the areas cut out will not take the paint (they will stay the same color as the t-shirt).

Print

Place a sheet of cardboard under or inside your fabric to separate the front and back. Use a brush to put the paint on the stamp (on the embossed letter). Turn the stamp over and press it onto the t-shirt. Hold the pressure for a few seconds.

Peel away

Peel away the plank from the t-shirt and leave to dry for 24 hours.

Repeat

Repeat this process with all the recovered fabrics before thoroughly washing all the equipment (pad, brush, etc.).