Linogravure/en

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https://wiki.lowtechlab.org/wiki/Linogravure/en

Dernière modification le 24/04/2025

Difficulty

Hard Hard

Duration

3 hour(s) hour(s)

Cost

15 EUR (€)

Description

Linocut (wooden stamp for t-shirt)

Summary

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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.

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 

Materials

Wood

Paint

Cloth or Paper

Tools

Pencil

Brush

Wood chisel

File

Step 1 - Collect Fabric

Collect the fabric you want to customize.

Step 2 - 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).

Step 3 - 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.

Step 4 - Peel away

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

Step 5 - Repeat

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

Notes and references

To watch some tutorials and to learn more about the process, you can watch these videos linked below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un2DUWn3FLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHnQuFxtuQ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2hYUxFOHEM

Link to by a roller : https://www.google.com/search?q=rouleau+lino+impression&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB876GB876&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK5tTs0__5AhWJx4UKHalDBR0Q_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1396&bih=708&dpr=2#spd=13900926477625390458

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