Thursday, November 22, 2012

woodblock printing

In y3 today, as part of their studies about India, we used our woodblocks to print onto fabric. We designed and made the woodblocks last week from balsa wood - a thick piece with cut balsa sheet glued on.
 
 

The children were encouraged to line up their blocks carefully to ensure a regular repeat pattern.


An overview of some of the printed pieces of fabric.


The intention is to display them by draping them around a simple silhouette, so as to resemble an Indian woman wearing a sari.

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