Lotta Jansdotter just came out with a book about printing called Lotta Prints. I caught up with her at her Brooklyn studio and she showed me some tips and tricks for using stencils and yams to make prints!
Lotta has created a bunch of stencils that you can rip out of her book and use right away or you can make up your own!
If you’ve got any yams or potatoes around, you can use them to make prints, too! Upload photos to flickr and post the links in the comments below.
Lotta is having a printmaking workshop this Friday, June 13. If you’re in the NYC area, check it out!
Get to know Lotta better with this video we made with her last fall.
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Sign in to add your ownsweetestpea says:
I can't wait to check out the printing workshop tomorrow. I've been looking forward to it!
3 years ago
madeinlowell says:
Fun video!! Thanks! I'm a huge Lotta fan :)
3 years ago
littlebitsys says:
OK, I JUST did a treasury that looked soooo much like this one! WOW. I used all hand printed fabrics in reds and turquoise. eerie. So of course I love those picks!!
3 years ago
cicadastudio says:
I LOVE THIS! Thank you!
3 years ago
fabricfarrago says:
Her book is great -- I bought it a couple weeks ago, and I love how she incorporated a variety of printing techniques. Wish I could come to the workshop!
3 years ago
enhabiten says:
I wish I was in NYC! I just bought this book a week ago because I've been wanting to do my own printing on fabric (besides my gocco)..Great article and video.
3 years ago
littlebitsys says:
OK, I JUST did a treasury that looked soooo much like this one! Last week I think. WOW. I used all hand printed fabrics in reds and turquoise. eerie. So of course I love those picks!!
3 years ago
MyKangaroo says:
I often reach to her book for inspiration. Great article.
3 years ago
brepettis says:
Thanks for all the nice comments on the video folks! Serious bonus points for the first person to leave a link to a photo of their own potato or yam print project!
3 years ago
yellowcanoe says:
Oh! How exciting to have one of my key racks included in this article!!! Thank you brepettis! :) I have been waiting to get Lotta's book- she's a huge inspiration for me.
3 years ago
daisyjanie says:
Thank you for including my fabric in the "related items" section. No kidding, but my son is in the backyard with a pototo shooter. I just looked at the potato with all these funky holes out of it and thought it would make a nice block print! Must go see....
3 years ago
pixieblossoms says:
She is great. I purchased her book some weeks ago and I will definitely try some stencil project!!
3 years ago
miraartz says:
I saw her work at the Brooklyn Flea and wanted to buy it all
3 years ago
riyzedesignz says:
This is wonderful, I went out yeterday and bought some speedball ink and was going to experiment with printing ink/fabric/design.. So fun great story!
3 years ago
1girl1boy says:
I've been spending many a late night in my basement studio working on some block printed textiles, so this was very inspiring. I love Lotta's simple & clean designs. Thank you!
3 years ago
YellowDandelions says:
Wow! This is so simple, but so amazing! I love Lotta's work! I really want to try this! Thank you brepettis for making this great video!
3 years ago
dozi says:
Thank you so much for making this video! I really enjoyed it. I went to her printing party in San Francisco this past weekend and had a blast. Here a photo of what I did at the printing party (I brought a lotus root to print with).
3 years ago
dozi says:
Sorry, that link didn't work - here's the photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendyfanchung/2562130217/
3 years ago
riyzedesignz says:
heres the first atempt! me and my daughter did this one http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisandbrandy/2573994249/ everyones got to try this its so fun!
3 years ago
kinzaw says:
Thanks for this how-to-video! I got really inspired!!
3 years ago
amysfunkyfibers says:
I've been meaning to try this!Beautiful work , thanks for the inspiration.
3 years ago
mizusugi says:
Love the video! Now let the creation juice flow!
3 years ago
kateendle says:
Thanks for the great article and video. Lotta's a treasure!
3 years ago
saralynnmo says:
Thanks for this great article! I was given Lotta's book for Mother's Day and I read the whole thing on a road trip. Very inspiring, I am pumped about printing.
3 years ago
MagicIsland says:
So beautiful and unique! Thanks for sharing!
3 years ago
LeiLiLaLoo says:
I love it!!! Thanks for putting this together.
3 years ago
jamesfish says:
hotness
3 years ago
Hatdiva says:
So cute! What a neat little interview. I've loved Lotta's work for some time. I've been searching for some contemporary fabric without luck! I have 5 yards of hemp I'll print up using a potato! How cool is that, save money and have fun. I already have the jacquard textile paints. Wheeeee...I'll post a flikr link soon, or one to my blog. Thanks guys!
3 years ago
iworkartwork says:
I want to try this, thanks for sharing!!
3 years ago
SleepingCat says:
I want ABSOLUTELY try this, thanks very much for inspiration!!
3 years ago
Hatdiva says:
I did it! Here's my first Flikr photos..I printed a piece of hemp canva, with a potato. I found the sweet potato hard to cut evenly. It wouldn't print evenly. This was a fun project! How apropo, a potato printed piece of fabric, and I'm in Idaho :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/24149804@N02/
3 years ago
Hatdiva says:
A word of warning with Jacquard textile paint: Top loading washers can abrade the paint from your fabric. I found out the hard way!
3 years ago
rifferaff says:
love this. anyway you'll be doing a video tour of her new studio space?!
3 years ago
pandapants5 says:
Love the video! Her studio used to be around the block from my place, and I loved popping in and checking it out her cool studio. Her sketchbooks look great, but the music in the video was pretty distracting.
3 years ago
ohbabydotcom says:
Great "how to" video Lotta! Loved your studio. Great info on printing. Thanks for sharing with us all.
2 years ago
ohbabydotcom says:
loved the video! great studio. thanks for sharing lotta : )
2 years ago
Handmade Imaginarium from HandmadeIMAGINARIUM says:
wrong music for background. It blocks the speaking part of the video
65 days ago