Indian Wooden Printing Block - Cat on Broomstick
Add a playful touch to your Halloween printing with our Cat on Broomstick wooden printing block, part of our 2026 Halloween collection. This charming little design is perfect for adding a magical Halloween detail to fabric, paper and card.
Use the Cat on Broomstick on its own or combine it with other designs from our Halloween collection, including witches, ghosts, bats, cauldrons and spooky houses, to create your own Halloween-inspired patterns and scenes.
Size Approx: 6 x 3 cm
A hand-carved Indian wooden printing block, made in Jaipur as part of a Fairtrade project. All our printing blocks can be used to hand print your own fabrics, papers, cards and more.
About Our Blocks
Our Indian wooden printing blocks are hand carved in Jaipur, India, as part of a Fairtrade project. They are made using a sustainable wood known as sheesham. The designs are traced and carved onto the wood. The blocks are then left to soak in mustard oil for several days; this preserves the wood and makes it non-absorbent.
How to Use a Wooden Printing Block
- All of our wooden printing blocks can be used to hand print your own fabric, paper, card & clay.
- Printing on fabric: use a fabric paint or other medium to ensure the design is totally washable. Our fabric paints require heat setting with an iron to make permanent.
- Printing on paper & card: you can use a wide variety of paints. Ink pads aren't always wet enough to use with the printing blocks, so we advise using paint such as acrylic.
- To ensure you get a good print, use a square piece of sponge or a dabber to apply your paint/dye/medium and a foam printing mat (or something soft) underneath the item.
- If you haven't already, please watch our video tutorial: How to use Indian Wooden Printing Blocks
- Our Essentials Printing Kit contains everything you need to get a good print.
Caring for Your Blocks
Our blocks are made to last you a lifetime of printing, but it's important to give them the love they deserve in between projects.
- Wash new printing blocks before using for the first time to remove any oils or dirt that may affect your printing success. The white paint from the surface will start to fade, which will allow your printing block to hold the paint better.
- To clean your blocks between colours, just wipe with a dry rag to remove the colour, then apply a new colour.
- When finished, be sure to wash your wooden block under the tap with warm water and scrub all the paint out of the design with a nail brush.
- Ensure your printing blocks are dry before packing them away.
