For once, I was a student at a Home Ec class instead of the teacher! Elinor Nissley from Krank Press taught a stamp making class in December and I really wanted to take it, but December was quite a busy month and I just couldn’t fit it in. Lucky for me, Elinor came back to do it again, and I jumped at the chance to take this class. And am I glad I did!

Since I work with fabric 24/7, my main motivation was to learn to stamp fabric, though after the class, I can see myself stamping everything! I’m interested in patterns, repeating and overlapping, and working with the fabric’s negative space. My trial runs were a circle that I overlapped into linking chain that I stamped on paper, and a simple tear-like shape to create a pattern in the negative space. I was using the photo below of a vent grate I took at Versailles as inspiration. Both need some work, but I can see the possibilities! So I think I can say with confidence, stay tuned for some new hand-printed items in the shop this summer!

Thanks Elinor!

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