I started thinking about doing a mushroom related design quite a while ago and did some drawings back before Christmas but only recently managed to actually carve a lino block and get it printed on fabric.
It took me a while to work out how to structure it and get it to repeat but eventually I settled on this brick repeat, which as suggested by the name works like a brick wall. Usually I go for the vertical version which is called a half drop but I think this works better for this particular design. Colour wise I thought about using a brown but these mushrooms were more of a light brown/beige colour so I thought a mustard/ochre shade would be better. It's all come together in a way which felt pretty effortless, which makes a nice change for me.
I've already put these up on Etsy here with my other pieces. Now I've got some more fabric I'm planning on printing a couple of other designs on tea towels. I'm not sure exactly which ones yet but I'm thinking at least one will be a floral one for spring. Please let me know if you have any requests from other designs I've printed in the past.









