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The Process of Hand Printing Fabrics

The custom fabric line designs are hand printed using the antique process of woodblock printing and silk screening. Most of the images are organic which are layered to create multiple colors and shapes. Utilizing natural plant materials and hand carved wood cuts, silk screens are created for the hand printing of the fabric. Often these wood blocks are designed and carved by Marti herself or antique wood blocks from her personal collection (gathered from around the world) are used. Many of these rare blocks are more than 100 years old.

Special care is given to create unusual fabrics, using only natural fibers and environmentally safe pigments and inks. The pigments are hand mixed following Marti's own formulas and the fabrics are printed by hand. Batik and hand painting are other techniques used in the varied executions of the unique style of Marti Schmidt 's Fabric Designs. Using the batik process of molten wax on cloth with layering of imagery and color, she creates paintings that evoke a feeling of ancient Egypt, Buddist temples or a Tropical sanctuary; creating unforgettable faces, people, nudes, florals and abstracts.

All fabric designs are original and copyrighted.
 
 

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