We're very excited to announce a number of workshops for 2024 & 2025, where you'll be able to learn the age old process of block printing using hand carved wooden blocks you will immerse yourself into a creative and fun few hours, experimenting with a variety of printing blocks and colours.
Click on the links below to book your space!
Leonardslee Gardens West Sussex
11th June, 18th August & 24th November
https://www.leonardsleegardens.co.uk/all-events/block-printing-workshop
Bluebell Railway - Horsted Keynes, West Sussex
14th September
Come and join me for a hands-on block printing workshop at The Heritage Skills Centre at the charming Bluebell Railway in Horsted Keynes.
You'll also have platform access during your lunch break and be able to watch some of the very finest steam locomotives running from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead.
In the afternoon you'll have a tour around the Trimming Workshop, where I and other volunteers restore the carriage seats using traditional materials such as horse hair, springs and moquette.
2025 Blockprinting Workshops
The Bell, Ticehurst, East Sussex
25th February
Testimonial
"Thank you very much for a fabulous workshop at Leonardslee last Sunday. It was a really enjoyable morning, my sister and I both felt totally absorbed in the printing process. What a fabulous way to spend a day. The venue was excellent, spacious and comfortable.
I felt very relaxed and free to experiment under your gentle guidance and would love to have another go to try out different combinations of pattern and colour.
It was obvious how much work you had done to set the workshop up, making it easy for everyone to participate throughout the session. Thank you. Hope to work with you again."
Liberty Velvet Shoulder Bag
Just a few of my collection of hand carved printing blocks, including the larger 'Camden Block' , which you can read about in my blog.
https://www.jenneywren.co.uk/blog/the-camden-block
The Monogram range are special finds - up-cycled vintage hop or grain sacks bearing initials of the companies that used them.
Take a browse to see if your initials are amongst our collection!We were absolutely thrilled that one of our Monogrammed hopsack bags featured in the Country Living Magazine.
Your Choice...
We have a number of original monogrammed grain sacks, which can be made into a bag of your choice - we currently have a large selection of unique monogrammed sacks, all ready to be made into your very own bespoke Shoulder, Tote or Shopper!
Use the Filters - Filter by Category - Custom Made to refine your search
Bespoke Monogrammed Bags
We can also embroider initials of your choice - drop me an email for more information.
You can follow our travels & workshops on Instagram @JenneyWrenUK
We're delighted and proud to be a member of the Heritage Crafts.
The Heritage Crafts is the advocacy body for traditional heritage crafts. working in partnership with Government and key agencies, it provides a focus for craftspeople, groups, societies and guilds, as well as individuals who care about the loss of traditional crafts skills, and works towards a healthy and sustainable framework for the future.
Block printing is currently on the red list of endangered craft.
Crafts classified as ‘endangered’ are those which currently have sufficient craftspeople to transmit the craft skills to the next generation, but for which there are serious concerns about their ongoing viability.
You can read more about the Heritage Crafts and how they're working towards safeguarding craft skills and knowledge.
https://themakers.directory/craft-directory- members/jenneykelly/products/
Hand Block-printed Cushions
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Hand Block Printed Cushion
£ 75.00
We're very excited to be returning to Jaipur & Jodhpur later in the year.
We'll be travelling back to some old and new locations to block print using a traditional Dabu printing technique and hand dyeing silks, velvets and linens with natural dyes.
Dabu printing & naturally dyed silk velvets
Eco Printed Scarf
The very popular rose pink, Portuguese wool bag. Also available in amber, teal and poppy red.
Drawing inspiration from the decorative Portuguese tiles or 'azulejos' in Porto, we thought how lovely it would be to block print onto the wool! Using these beautiful old blue and white ceramic tiles we designed an image suitable for printing, had a block carved in Sanganer and printed the Amber wool in russet orange.
Our little block was such a success, we've printed linen and pashmina shawls in teal and russet orange to match the wool.
Jenney Wren Out and About
