Flourish & Print: Gelli printing

Capture and celebrate the beauty of nature without being able to draw by making gelli prints from early summer foliage and flowers at this workshop run by Artisan Stitch!

About Flourish & Print: Gelli printing

	16th May 2025
	10am to 4pm
	Artisan Stitch Studio 6.03A, Edinburgh Palette 151 London Road, Edinburgh East EH7 6AE
	£80
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Flourish & Print: Gelli Printing is a fun workshop to learn some easy textile art skills. May is such a joyous time in the botanical calendar. Trees are in blossom, gardens are bursting into bloom, bees and butterflies fill the air. Capture and celebrate the beauty of nature without being able to draw by making gelli prints from early summer foliage and flowers. You can frame your prints, use them as book covers, or as a base for collage in a sketchbook or artists book.

Watch my promotional video for a sneak peak.

Flourish & Print: Gelli-printing- Course description

Flourish & Print: Gelli-printing is an introductory workshop in gel printing (gelli plate printing) . Gel printing is used by textile artists, quilters and for general crafts such as cardmaking, or art journals and sketchbooks. It doesn't need large or expensive pieces of equipment and is easy to do at home. It's a whole heap of fun and it's much easier than it looks. The amazing gel plates (gelli plates) create highly-detailed prints showing every vein of leaves and flowers. It will inspire designs for embroidery and collage. You can print your own paper and fabric for use in other crafts, or for use to make an Art Quilt. So if you like any form of craft, quilting, or patchwork then you need to give it a go.

Firstly, I’ll show you how to make your own mark-making tools and printing blocks using everyday items. Then I’ll demonstrate various gelli printing techniques using the amazing gelli plates to create colour and pattern on paper or fabric (gel printing). Gelli plates pick up subtle textures and marks of anything imprinted on them. Because of that, I love to use 'found' objects from nature, such as flowers, leaves and feathers These unique one-of-a kind-prints will enable you to totally personalize your work.

You will create your own collection of printed papers. Then I'll demonstrate various ways to use your beautiful artwork. The prints can be used to decorate covers of books, framed as a stand-alone wall art, collaged, or made into a folded concertina book.

This class will free you from having to buy commercial printed papers for your art and the same techniques can be applied to fabrics in your own time. It will add a whole new dimension to your work. It's the easiest way to learn how to design your own unique artworks.

Level: All

Who is Flourish & Print: Gelli-printing

Anyone who enjoys crafting, not just textile art. But Contemporary Quilters will love being able to create their own unique fabrics; Cardmakers and Art Journallers can create personalised papers. Printed materials can be used to make book covers, cards, gift labels, wrapping paper and for use in sketchbooks and mixed media art. You don't need any art or drawing experience.

What will I learn?
how to make your own print blocks
how to ink up a gel plate and make layered prints
I'll demonstrate several gel plate printing ideas
what papers and fabrics can be printed on
what you can use as a print plate (other than a gel plate)
how to care for a gel plate
how to assemble your prints into a folding book (artists book) that you can add machine and/or hand embroidery.
Course arrangements

All the printing equipment is provided but I’ll advise the paper/fabric requirements when you book.

For inspiration, why not take a look at this website of one of my favourite textile artists. Hilary Beattie often uses various gelli printing techniques in her work.

You may also consider Print Collage Stitch - my 3-day creative textiles workshop as part of the Summer School programme.

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