Crafts
Cyanotype Turns Two Iron Salts and an Afternoon of Sunlight Into Unfading Prussian Blue
A camera-less printing process invented by an astronomer in 1842 still needs nothing but daylight, plain water and a patient wash.
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Crafts
Hand craft across textiles, paper, clay and wood: stitching, binding, carving, glazing and finishing, with named materials, weights, tool lists and honest timings. Every technique has been worked through before publication. Suited to hobbyists and to makers producing work for markets and commissions.
Crafts coverage from Little Birdie Studio.
Crafts
How Risograph Printing Layers One Vivid Colour at a Time
Risograph printing is a stencil-based duplicating process that layers one soy-based ink colour at a time, and its cheerful misregistrations are not a flaw but the technology's signature.