Paret, Anna Parmly, [from old catalog] ed · New York and London. Harper & brothers · leaf 155
ing must be done. Then proceed topress the block face downward on the material. This willleave a delicate imprint. If a strong impression is pre-ferred, the back of the block must be hammered with ^ BLOCK-PRINTING wooden mallet. The harder the blow, the darker the print.Great care must be taken to… … Fig. 4 thusiastic over their craft, and the work goes so rapidlythat a great many yards of block-printing can be done inthree hours. 139 HANDY-BOOK FOR GIRLS Each block-printer finds out new methods, but as a rulethey find that thin fabrics require clear colors a little darkerthan the background,…
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