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Lotta Prints: How to Print with Anything, from Potatoes to Linoleum

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This is a 15 minute guide to what's already commonly known about
making prints. Nice visuals, but not worth purchasing; makes for a great library book moment.

I am diving into printing and bought various books covering the matter, Lotta Prints among others.

I was actually shocked how sparse the text was. The photos you see here at Amazon are in my opinion the "nicest" projects you are going to see in this book. I found the designs awful and ugly. The projects are not ambitious, but on a level with kindergarten projects.

Don't expect useful tips on carving materials, carving tools and how to do it. Screen printing is mentioned briefly, I think the potato print got the most attention in this book, together with buying a stamp (not carving one!) and using it!

I read the whole book in approximately one hour and a half. I couldn't find anything noteworthy.

Ambitious crafter might skip this one and save the money.

I got this book this weekend, after eagerly anticipating it for a while now. It really is a teriffic book, with great photos and great ideas. I love that there are usable stencils in the back of the book. Lotta shows you the many ways to print images on to all kinds of objects including walls, clothes, paper, etc. A must-have for any lover of crafts.

I received my copy yesterday and I couldn't stop reading, it's an exciting guide to the beautiful world of Lotta's printing techniques and inspirations, a beautifully designed book from start to finish, excellent photography printed in smooth textured paper, it's style reminds me of her other books published in Japan -Lotta's Lifestyle - and - Handmade Project -.

I also own Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing: Patterns and How-To for 24 Fresh and Easy Projects witch I enjoyed very much but this new book is definitely her best book published in the USA, Lotta's writing is sincere and simple, If you are thinking in buying - Lotta Prints - I recommend you get it, you're in for a Wonderful Treat!

Nicely written but nothing new here. If you have been crafting for a while you may want to skip this one.

I was really excited to sit down and go through the ideas and inspirations in this book. Turns out its a half baked attempt at a book like this. The how-tos are basic and not very helpful. It tries to cover too much without really covering anything. I thought at least I would get to see more of Lotta's work: wrong again! Not a total loss, but I regret not getting myself out to the bookstore to preview this book before I bought it.

I love this book for the ideas! It's fun to look through for the patterns and design ideas that are within. It gives great instructions on numerous products and many printing techniques. I love that it gives picture and word instructions for all the projects. As an artist I don't really enjoy art books that are all words in the instructions. This is a great book for anyone. If you have kids, there are some fun projects that could be done as a family, and if you are a professional artist that loves design, you will get inspiration as well!

This is a wonderful book, I love it. The aesthetic, techniques clearly explained and all the ideas just make me itch to do some surface designing.

This is a wonderful book in the Lotta series, the projects are helpful, practical and simple. Lotta's projects are great for people who like to make things from scratch.

The photos alone make this book the best source of inspiration I've found in a while. I have all sorts of new ideas to explore! Pretty soon everything in my house will be printed on. LOL