The Hand Printing Studio

We make beautiful things.
The diverse South African landscape inspires our designs. We print them by hand on natural fibre fabric.

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t is a new year and a new week. Let us make this year amazing. Let us be ready and grateful for the wonderful opportunities, magnificent events, and blessings. Let this be a year of inspiration and growth.
#grow #inspire
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May you all have a beautiful new year 🌞
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#happynewyear
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Loerie Tea Towel

Tea towels and fabric napkins still available at Swellendams local book store @bokmakiribooks. Go have a look and a read while you are there.
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The Hand Printing Studio has 2 new workshops scheduled early next year! 🌞
9 - 10 Jan Lino (weekend)
11 - 12 Jan Silkscreen
Where: Swellendam
Cost: R1900 (2 full days)
Contact us via email to book your space. Space limited to 4 people per workshop.
[email protected]

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The Hand Printing Studio now offers the option to buy someone a workshop in the form of a Gift Voucher valued at R1900.
This includes a 2-day workshop of your choice (Lino & Silk Screen).
Dm or email us at [email protected] to get hold of us and book your workshop.

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Keep an eye open for our next post where we will explain the crucial steps to do photo transfer at home, and if you want to learn more you can contact us to arrange a one on one immersive workshop in Swellendam.
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Have you been to Bokmakiri Book store? @bokmakiribooks
The Hand Printing Studio and a few other artists are here showcasing our work. We have some new tea towels, napkins, cushions and eco-printed scarves on display.

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Meet our interpretation of a South African Hadeda. It is named for its loud three to four-note calls uttered in flight especially in the mornings and evenings when they fly out or return to their roost trees.
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The mountain is our home and our muse. The diverse South African landscapes inspire our design provokes curiosity.

#internationalmountainday

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Printing and pruning some tea towels and napkins soon to be available at Bokmakiri book shop in Swellendam.
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When working with leaves we get reminded of the cycle of life, and life and death and how the leaves get broken down again into the earth and regenerate the soil by putting back its nutrients that the earth once gave to him. How incredible and intricate is the earth?

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Hand Printing Workshops in Swellendam. They will all take place in our studio in Swellendam.
Book now: [email protected]
Cost R1900
Max 4 people per workshop
9 - 10 Jan Lino (weekend)
11 - 12 Jan Silkscreen
23 - 24 Jan Silkscreen (weekend)
25 - 26 Jan Lino
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The moon symbolizes the ultimate power of divine feminine energy. We love this as we are surrounded by such beautiful, strong and inspiring females everyday.
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Fun was had this weekend with a full 2 day lino printing workshop. It was just what the doctor ordered to get our minds off everything that is going on around the world. We started with some hand printing history and then to designing and printing our own custom designs.

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Our last 2 workshops for the year.

5 - 6 Dec (Lino)
7-8 Dec (Silkscreen)

2-day workshops.
R1900. Includes notes and materials

Book now by emailing us at [email protected]
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This lovely lino printing work was done by Rita Trafford • Printing with Botanicals, Artful Reflections & Workshops on her 2 day Lino Printing Workshop in Swellendam.
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Handmade silkscreen eucalyptus napkins for sale. 🍂
R240 for 2 (only 8 available)
Size 50cm squares with a 5cm hemline on pure cotton.

Send us an email to [email protected] to purchase a set or more of these local and handmade pieces for a very special person.

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Colour is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul.
- Wassily Kandinsky
#thehandprintingstudio #handprinting #foragedart #colourful #influencethesoul #botanicalart #ecoprint #ecoprinting #handprintingforever #handprintingfabrics #handprintingtextiles

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Today's post covers the standard photo-emulsion (photo transfer) screen printing method, which is great for printing something with fine detail

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