Comments on: Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens

By: Emily H.

Emily H. — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:50:42 +0000

Review by Emily H. for Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens Rating: Like others, I found the book inspiring. Perhaps more importantly I learned new tricks and techniques that are relevant to someone working at home (me!) rather than in a fully equipped print studio like the one I had become accustomed to in art school. I thought printmaking was something I could only do if I had access to a press, fancy screen printing facilities, a wash out room, etc. This book showed me that the barriers are only in my head.

The instructions are very thorough and clear, unlike many books that don't actually tell you how to make the cool thing in the picture. It is well worth buying (unlike many craft books that I check out from the library) and I will keep it as a reference for years to come.

By: db

db — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:50:25 +0000

Review by db for Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens Rating: I LOVE this book! She has SUPER great instructions and great pictures to go along with it. There is such a WIDE variety of printing styles and techniques that she thoroughly covers - from stuff you may just have lying around, to more professional and professionally made stamps. I love her tutorials and the different projects she includes. The projects also range from classic to modern to very chic! Attached to the back cover she also includes copies of her designs in a nice pocket envelope.

By: M. Williams

M. Williams — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:04:49 +0000

Review by M. Williams for Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens Rating: This book is fabulous! The projects all vary in skill level and time allotment. Lena Corwin gives step-by-step instructions so detailed anyone could follow. Lena's patterns are so fresh and beautiful. I would recommend this book to anyone.

By: E. Walters

E. Walters — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:43:56 +0000

Review by E. Walters for Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens Rating: Lena Corwin has created a book that was more than i could have hoped for. As a novice in the printing game, I was pleased to discover that she has broken down the fundamentals of various forms of print mediums into easy to understand steps that anyone could follow. The topics covered in depth include stamping, stencilling and silk screen printing, and she has provided several projects in each category (and none of them daggy nanna style projects!), complete with templates and artwork to kickstart your printing. You can make quilts, linen, artwork, stationery, stencil walls, and make upholstery fabric. Photos are clear, aesthetically beautiful and serve to illustrate the methods described. I would fully recommend this book to novices and more experienced printers alike.

By: L.A. in CA

L.A. in CA — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:50:26 +0000

Review by L.A. in CA for Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens Rating: This book turned out to be even more helpful and inspiring than I had hoped for. It answered many questions relating to different varieties of simple hand printing techniques such as: which inks, papers, and fabrics are best suited for each project; how to create stencils; how to transfer designs, how to repeat a pattern, how to work with screens, and on and on. There are many color photos showing step-by-step procedures. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. A lot of the printing projects are done on simple, natural fabrics like linen and muslin.

The book itself is a spiral-bound, soft-cover book within a hard cover shell. This allows you to lay the pages flat so that you can look at them hands-free as you work.

I love this book. I was already familiar with many types of printing such as linoleum and gocco, but I still learned a great deal. So I would have to say this book is for novices and experienced alike.

I guarantee you that you will come away from this book inspired and ready to create.