Lino Printing

[smallhobbit]

This month's Dare to Dabble session was lino printing - a simple, if slightly messy craft.

We were all given two pieces of lino, plus tools for cutting and pens to draw the initial pattern:



My first attempt was a small tree - you can see some of my sketch lines.  The carving wasn't as easy as I expected, but I soon got the hang of it.



This was then inked (the messy part) and the inked tile placed on paper/card and rolled over to produce:



I moved onto the larger tile - I forgot to take a photo before it was inked



And I made a Christmas card - the one on the right is called 'snowstorm'



Then, with some time left, I tried a different design



To make some gift tags



They finished drying overnight and here are my final results, which I'm rather pleased with.  It's not a craft I'd take up independently, but I would definitely do it again.

Comments

[castiron]

These look really nice!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. They were fun to do.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

The results look very stylish and artistic! Like woodblocks.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. It works on the same principle.

[badly_knitted]

I remember doing this in art classes at school! I did a falcon design, and we printed in one colour, then did some more carving on the lino and printed in a different colour over the first one. 45 years on, I still have all the prints and the lino block somewhere.

Yours look wonderful, very Christmassy, and will make lovely cards and labels!

[smallhobbit]

We had the option of doing two colours but I decided to keep it simple. I'm impressed you still have yours.

[badly_knitted]

Sometimes simple is better.

So am I, lol! I loved doing the lino printing in school. I think I still have most of my art projects. All my clay things, except the guitar which shattered in the kiln, and the hessian bag that I printed with my own design. Never put handles on it though.

Sadly, the horse my friend and I made for the Polyfilla Arts competition, which went off on exhibition, never came home. I often wonder what happened to it.

[rusty_armour]

Your post brings up happy memories of a lino print project that I did in junior high. I haven't tried it again since, but it was a lot of fun. Your own designs turned out beautifully. I especially like the green Christmas tree and holly prints.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. It was fun, glad it brought back happy memories for you.

[peaceful_sands]

Like badly_knitted I remember doing a project in school with lino in two colours - unlike badly_knitted I'm pretty sure mine didn't last the intervening years. I'd like to give it another try though.

I love the Christmassy effect of yours - they work well in just the one colour for what you've done.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. It's something I'd not done before and I was surprised how easy and enjoyable it was at a basic level. I hope you do get another go at some point. I was very pleased with how they turned out.

[adafrog]

Looks fun.

[smallhobbit]

It really was.

[pensnest]

Messy, but both fun and useful!

[smallhobbit]

It was inevitable I would get ink all over my fingers!

[debriswoman]

Really effective:-)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - I was pleased with the outcome :)

[debriswoman]

Great results:-)

[smallhobbit]

And thank you!