Lino-Printed Christmas Cards, Gifts and Images - Stapleford Library and Learning Centre - Adult Learning

Stapleford Library and Learning Centre, Stapleford

Date	7 November - 12 December 2025
Sessions	Fridays: 10am - 12:30pm
No. sessions	6
Venue	Stapleford Library and Learning Centre, Stapleford View venue details
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 12
Cost	FREE - £60

About this course

Lino Printing is an ideal process for both beginners and experienced printmakers. It is a simple relief printing process that works through developing and using graphic contrast and mark making skills and is the perfect technique for creating hand-made, professional quality cards and gifts.

During the course you will be introduced to the basic techniques needed to make a traditional monotone, contrast print and simple ways to add colour, including collage and chine colle. You will learn and explore the process by looking at and discussing other printmakers' work and by demonstrations, personal experimentation and individual tuition on how to design, cut and print your lino blocks onto paper, cards and fabric. By the end of the course everyone will have produced good quality hand-printed cards, images and fabric decorations to give as gifts.

What will learners achieve by the end of the course? You will be able to: Design, cut and print an effective black and white (monotone) linoprint. Use simple collage and chine colle techniques to add colour to your prints. Discuss the range of different approaches and techniques used by practicing printmakers. Use printmaking equipment and the press safely. Have confidence in your own creative skills and ability. Produce effective handprinted cards, gifts and images.

What you will need to bring to the course:

Apron or big shirt

B and 2B Pencil, rubber A4 cartridge paper pad Daler Rowney (red and yellow cover) or similar Packs of plain cards

A4 sugar paper. (Amazon) or scrapbooks

A4 tracing paper

Small amount of Tissue Paper

2 x A5 Easy Cut Lino (blue and originally from specialist crafts)

Pack of disposable Gloves- vinyl or nitrile

Booking your place and fee information

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
Tees Valley
West of England
West Midlands
West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course
Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office
You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.