Easy Beginner-Friendly Textile Printing / Lino Printing / Block Printing a T-shirt on a Budget

Learn how to do lino block printing on fabric without spending a fortune. This beginner-friendly tutorial shows you an easy, DIY way to print your own designs on textiles. You’ll see how to carve a simple lino block and use it to make custom fabric prints for clothes, tote bags, or gifts. Whether you’re just starting out with block printing on fabric, curious about linoleum printing, or looking for creative DIY textile projects, this is a simple way to get started without expensive tools. 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Disclamers 01:24 What you will need 01:54 Ink plate 02:09 Roller 02:23 Carving blocks 03:20 Carving tool 03:42 Paint brush, pen, pencil 04:04 Clips 04:10 Inks 04:48 Printing and tracing the design 06:09 Carving the block 07:18 Preparing the ink 07:43 Testing the design on paper 08:22 Printing on textile 09:13 Setting the ink 09:35 Q&A 09:51 How do you stamp the design? 10:47 Is it safe to wash ink off in the sink? 11:58 What ink do you use? 12:33 Does the ink come off in the wash? 12:55 What colour and type of fabric do you use? 14:51 Do you add any medium to the ink? 15:11 Outro Something I forgot to show in the video is that I always use a piece of cardboard or something similar inside the clothing items when I print them to make sure the ink does not accidentally go through the fabric onto the other side.