Carve It, Print It, Repeat It

Category:  Class

Topic:  Surface Design


Time:  10:00 AM to 01:00 PM

Start Date:  Oct 17, 2025

Location:  3420 W. Hospital Ave., Chamblee, GA 30341


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Discover the fun of creating your own printed fabrics! In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to design, carve, ink, and print your own blocks with confidence. Using simple, affordable tools and soft rubber blocks that carve easily, you’ll build skills that last a lifetime. You'll work with high-quality, water-based textile pigments that become permanent after heat setting, and by the end of the class, you’ll have a collection of your hand-carved blocks, printed fabrics, and detailed instructions to continue printing at home.
This workshop is centered around printing repeat patterns on yardage. You’ll use your carved block to create a repeat across larger pieces of fabric, exploring how the edges of your block can serve as a self-registering guide for continuous printing. Jeanne will guide you in honoring the natural edges of your block, embracing the authentic, hand-crafted look of block-printed fabric.
No prior experience is necessary. (Please note: sharp tools will be used to carve the blocks.)

What You'll Learn:

  • Create original designs for block printing
  • Transfer your designs onto carving blocks
  • Carve blocks safely and effectively using carving tools
  • Ink up and print blocks onto fabric
  • Mix colors and experiment with layered printing
  • Print repeat patterns across larger sections of fabric (yardage)

What You'll Take Home:

  • Knowledge and confidence to design, carve, and print independently
  • Hand-printed fabrics you created during the workshop
  • Your own collection of carved blocks
  • A toolkit for printing at home
  • A detailed handout with printing and setup instructions

Your instructor, Jeanne Brady is an award-winning textile print artist and the owner of Jeanne Brady Studio, a working studio in central Tennessee. A former Professor of Fibers at the Appalachian Center for Craft, Jeanne brings over 35 years of teaching and studio experience to her workshops. Her work has been published widely and is included in national and international collections. Jeanne teaches workshops across the country and offers private lessons, specializing in block carving and screen printing on fabric. Visit Jeanne’s website to learn more.

$420 - $485*

*Note: You will save money if you join SEFAA before registering for this class.

Additional Supply Fee:  None! The $95 supply fee for three MOO carve blocks, a Speedball handle and cutting tip set, Saral transfer paper or tracing paper, fine and extra fine Sharpie markers, a jumbo Ziploc baggie, a full-color instructional handout, and the use of the instructor's supplies (textile pigments, foam printing pads, and more) are included in the cost of the class!

Scholarship Available: No.

Level: Open to all skill levels.

Minimum Number of Students: 7 by September 17, 2025
Maximum Number of Students: 10

Required Supplies:

  • Simple design ideas, colors, or shapes you’d like to work with

  • Sketchbook or drawing paper

  • 2B or 4B pencil and eraser

  • Cafeteria tray or cookie baking sheet (approx. 12" x 16")

  • Small, lidded containers, 4- 8 oz. (Solo or deli containers recommended)

  • 2–3 yards of smooth 100% cotton fabric (washed and dried; no ironing needed)

  • Latex disposable gloves or snug-fitting dishwashing gloves

  • Sharp scissors

  • Work clothes/apron and comfortable shoes
     

Class Schedule: The class will be held at the SEFAA Center on: 

  • Friday, October 17, 2025, from 10 am to 4.30 pm.
  • Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 10 am to 4.30 pm.
  • Sunday, October 19, 2025, from 10:00 am to 1.30 pm.

There will be a short ½-hr break for meals each day, so we encourage you to bring your lunch. A small refrigerator and microwave are available for your use.

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