Amy brought a sample of her printed words on fabric. She used a "Gelli Plate" to do mono-printing on muslin with acrylic paints.
GelliArts.com The Gelli Arts website, had a video on printing onto fabric, with foam words stamps, they are a reverse process, so CAN NOT be used for straight printing, but they can be used for rubbings, like a collagograph.
We used two foam sheets and white glue to layer a base material (I did not realize the foam I brought was so thin, you might want to add an extra layer) Foam apparently comes in different thicknesses, the 2mm works best. Most of the foam alphabets are self adhesive, so we stuck them on the foam, then cut out the individual words. If you can find Non adhesive words, they can be glued on upside down and reversed and then they CAN be used for stamping.
We all had fun playing with the letters, and thinking of fun words. Some one broke RULE #1, the judicious use of vowels. You need to make as many words with as few vowels as possible, other wise you run out of vowels quickly. Combining words and making phrases, is a good way to be inspired to create an art piece.
Amy brought a sample of her printed words on fabric. She used a "Gelli Plate" to do mono-printing on muslin with acrylic paints. GelliArts.com The Gelli Arts website, had a video on printing onto fabric, with foam words stamps, they are a reverse process, so CAN NOT be used for straight printing, but they can be used for rubbings, like a collagograph. 
We used two foam sheets and white glue to layer a base material (I did not realize the foam I brought was so thin, you might want to add an extra layer) Foam apparently comes in different thicknesses, the 2mm works best. Most of the foam alphabets are self adhesive, so we stuck them on the foam, then cut out the individual words. If you can find Non adhesive words, they can be glued on upside down and reversed and then they CAN be used for stamping. 
We all had fun playing with the letters, and thinking of fun words. Some one broke RULE #1, the judicious use of vowels. You need to make as many words with as few vowels as possible, other wise you run out of vowels quickly. Combining words and making phrases, is a good way to be inspired to create an art piece. 
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