Storage bags with lino printing

1 Print the designs from the PDF file at the bottom of this page. Shade on the back using a pencil. Place the print onto a lino block, attach it onto the block so it doesn't slide. Draw onto the design with a pencil. Remove the print once the design is copied onto the lino block.

2 Cut away the rubber background around the design with a lino cutter to make a raised design.

3 Cut away excess lino from the lino block and use it, for example, for other designs. Avoid accidentally spreading ink by cutting off the edges at an angle.

4 Place a piece of plastic inside the bag prior to printing.

5 Make straight rows by attaching a piece of masking tape onto the fabric bag, and mark the distance between the prints on the masking tape.

6 Pour fabric paint onto a piece of card. Dab a foam stencil brush in the paint, saturating it with paint.

7 Dab paint onto the lino design. Wipe off any excess paint off the edges. A tip: Make a couple of test prints on an old piece of fabric or paper.

8 Print designs onto the fabric bag.

9 Fix the prints with an iron on a cotton setting.

10 Here is a fabric bag with an onion design.

11 Here is a fabric bag with printed carrots.

Template Print the template here.