If you want to give your art quilts or fiber art a unique
design, one of the easiest ways is with fabric painting and
surface design techniques. And one of the simplest ways to apply
fabric paints or inks in a unique way is with monoprinting.
|Margarita Korioth made a monoprint on fabric with a collagraph
plate she created . In the February/March 2013 issue of Quilting
Arts Magazine , Margarita Korioth demonstrates how to create a
monoprint on fabric with a collagraph plate. A collagraph is
essentially a raised collage that serves as a printing plate.
Instead of carving into the plate, you build up the surface with
collage elements. You can use anything from cardboard or fun
foam cutouts to found objects to build up the surface design on
the plate. Here is an excerpt from Margarita's article,
explaining how to make a durable collagraph plate . Margarita
writes: 1. Using a pen, draw the design you want to print on the
unprinted side of a piece cardboard. For my examples, I drew
floral designs, vases, and leave