Speedball - Block Printing Fabric Ink Medium

Block Printing Fabric Ink Medium

Mix with block printing ink to create luminous, transparent overlays on fabric

Transparent overlays and subtle color shifts emerge when you reduce your block printing ink's opacity without compromising its body. This medium maintains the viscosity that makes water-soluble inks carve-friendly and print cleanly, while letting you build translucent layers that reveal underlying colors or fabric texture. Mix gradually to control transparency levels, a little creates tinted effects, more produces genuine see-through color that transforms solid blocks into dimensional prints.

The formula preserves working properties that matter for successful fabric printing: proper tack for clean lifts, adequate open time for multi-color registration, and the structural integrity that prevents ink from bleeding or feathering on textile fibers. Your blocks still release cleanly from the printing surface, and colors maintain their character even when reduced to whisper-thin veils.

Particularly valuable for creating depth in multi-block designs where overlapping transparent colors generate new hues, or when printing on patterned fabrics where you want base designs to show through your printed elements. Heat-set printed fabric following Speedball's standard curing guidelines to ensure washfastness remains intact despite the transparency.

Printmaking

Printmaking Purchase Guide

Printmaking Materials

Block Printing - Linoleum blocks, carving tools, and printing inks for creating relief prints. Perfect for beginners and experienced printmakers alike.

Screen Printing - Complete screen printing kits including screens, squeegees, and specialty inks for creating multiple prints and custom designs.

Lithography - Traditional lithography materials including stones, plates, and specialty inks for creating fine art prints.

Etching - Etching tools, plates, and acids for creating intaglio prints. Includes safety equipment and materials for traditional etching techniques.

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