Wallpaper such as William Morris's Blackthorn design of 1892 illustrates Arts & Crafts interest in flat repeating patterns based on nature. It was printed by Jeffrey & Company using the woodblock process.
Stencilling was popular during the Arts & Crafts Movement because it was effective yet required relatively little equipment. Phyllis Barron and Dorothy Larcher continued to use stencilling in the 1920s but also revived the technique of hand-block printing. This example of one of their fabric samples from the 1920s and '30s was printed in brown on cream linen. The dappled effect was achieved by using an unfelted lino block.
