This technique is fast and simple. It requires the use of paints, thickened dyes or inks 
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to add colour to fabric, which has already been dyed. I'll be using fabric inks and 
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'Jacquard Lumiere' for something special. The tools required are rollers, stamps, 
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containers to mix paint and a stirring stick, a plate, gloves and a well-ventilated area. 
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I'll be using fabric from a 'Tray Dyeing' exercise. When you mix paints, it's always 
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easier to start with the lightest colour, a little less than you think you'll need, and add 
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the darker colour a little at a time. In this instance we are going to make pink from 
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white and red. Keep adding small amounts of red until you get to the desired colour. 
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If you do it the other way around, it takes a lot more white to get the red down to 
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the shade of pink that you are after. You'll have far too much paint and you'll have 
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wasted a lot of it. When you have the desired colour, spread some over the surface 
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of the plate. You won't need much. Spread it wide enough that it will cover the 
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surface of the roller. Apply the roller to the paint and keep rolling the paint over the 
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plate until the roller is evenly covered. 
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Spread the fabric out over the surface. Apply the paint with the roller evenly onto 
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the stamp of your choice. Place the stamp into position on the fabric and press 
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down.  Continue this process until you have enough designs over the surface of the 
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fabric. Knowing when to stop, or as us mothers always say, knowing when enough is 
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enough, is half the trick to a successful design. This one needs more work. Take 
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another colour paint, this one is green, and a stamp and repeat the process. I've used 
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a different design, but you could just as easily use the same design. Adding a new 
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design gives the textile more movement and therefore more interest. Resist the urge 
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to make the design symmetrical.  Now with a fine brush and black paint, I'm going to 
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fill some of the spaces with squiggles. Often these meaningless squiggles are the 
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perfect way of finishing off a piece. They fill empty spaces, provide a smooth 
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transition from one design element to the next, and add further dimension to the 
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textile. If you are not comfortable working freehand, then a smaller simple stamp will 
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do the trick. With the same brush and a different colour I have added centres to the 
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flowers. This gives a focal point for the eye to rest on and provides definition to the 
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flower. It's what we expect to see, when you see a flower. Here is the finished piece, 
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and more examples of stamped fabrics. You will see that this style of surface design 
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has limitless possibilities. Even the same stamp will look completely different on 
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different fabrics, with different inks, and in different positions. Explore, experiment 
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and have fun!