In this hands-on workshop for beginners, learn how to carve and print your own unique design onto a tote bag. Embracing colour and pattern, you will develop a collection of prints on paper and fabric, take home your own custom 'stamp', a set of carving tools, and the skills to continue carving and printing at home. All printmaking materials are included in the cost of the workshop and are provided by the tutor.

Stamping on Fabric and Paper

Course Description

Discover the joy of hand printing in this beginner-friendly, hands-on workshop that introduces you to relief printing on both fabric and paper. 

You’ll learn how to carve and print your own original design, experimenting with colour, pattern, and texture to create a series of unique prints. 

The session is relaxed, creative, and focused on learning practical skills you can continue using at home.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll have produced a collection of prints, decorated a tote bag, and created your very own reusable stamp. 

You’ll also take home your carved block, a set of carving tools, and the confidence to keep printing long after the class ends. 

No prior experience is required.

All printmaking materials are included in the course fee and supplied by the tutor, and students will take home their custom stamp and carving tools.

Course Structure

The workshop begins with developing a simple design suitable for relief printing, exploring how positive and negative space works in stamped imagery. 

You’ll be guided through safe carving techniques using lino tools before learning how to proof your design on paper. 

Once your stamp is ready, you’ll experiment with relief inks and hand-print your design onto paper and fabric, including a tote bag. 

The session concludes with guidance on cleaning, care, and safe handling of tools so you can continue printing confidently at home.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Design an image suitable for relief printmaking
• Safely carve a lino block using basic tools
• Understand positive and negative space in printed design
• Create proof prints and adjust designs as needed
• Hand-print designs onto paper and fabric
• Use and care for relief printing inks and tools.

Your Tutor is Hanah Williams

Hanah Williams has been teaching at WEA since 2020.

Hanah is a print-based artist and educator. Her work delves into the realms of dreams, folklore and mythology, and the human connection to the natural world. 

She holds a Masters by Research in Printmaking (UniSA) with a focus on eco-aware printmaking materials and processes and has also undertaken research in this field at Zea Mays Printmaking (USA). 

Hanah has worked as a printmaking educator in the university sector for eight years and also teaches printmaking workshops throughout Adelaide and regional South Australia.