Block printing on fabric
Carve or choose printing blocks and print your own pattern onto a tote bag or tea towel.
What you do
Block printing is one of the oldest ways to pattern fabric, and one of the most satisfying. The host shows you how to design a simple motif and carve it into a soft lino or rubber block, or choose from ready-made wooden blocks, then how to ink the block evenly and press it onto fabric. You plan a repeat pattern, test it on paper and print a tote bag, a tea towel or a cushion cover. Each print comes out a little different, which is the charm.
What you take home
Your printed tote bag or tea towel, and the block you carved.
Who it suits
Teams of any size, new-joiner welcomes and festive gifting. Design a team pattern together, or let everyone print their own.
The practical bits
- Duration:2–3 hours
- Public sessions:usually 6–20 people
- Private and team sessions:from 6 people. Bigger teams get more tables, sessions or hosts.
- Where:at the host's studio, or at your office or venue
- Drinks:works without alcohol
- Good for:Team socialsNew-joiner welcomesAway days and offsitesChristmas partiesWellbeing weeks
This is an activity format, not a specific class. Tell us your city and date and we find a host who runs it, with real dates and a per-person price.
Where you can book this
Pick a city to ask for it there. Not listed? Any city in the world works: tell us where you are and we find the host.
Europe
- DenmarkCopenhagen
- FranceParis
- GermanyBerlinMunich
- IrelandDublin
- NetherlandsAmsterdamRotterdam
- PortugalLisbon
- SpainBarcelonaMadrid
- SwedenStockholm
- United KingdomBathBirminghamBishop's StortfordBrightonBristolBurton-on-TrentCardiffColchesterEdinburghFolkestoneGerrards CrossGlasgowLeedsLeigh-on-SeaLeighton BuzzardLiverpoolLondonLutterworthManchesterManningtreeMilton KeynesNewcastlePlymouthSaffron WaldenSheffieldWinchester
North America
Oceania
Middle East
Typical prices
- Typically ≈ US$80–179 pp in London
Middle half of per-person prices across classes we have researched there, shown in your currency (≈). Your quote depends on the host, date and group.
