Fabric design

I’m pretty embarrassed by my lack-of-knowledge in the fabric designer scene. Until very recently, the only designer I could have rattled off is Amy Butler… who doesn’t love Amy Butler? Nobody, that’s who. Well, a few weeks ago I discovered Orla Kiely and talked about her awesome patterns HERE, and…

Today I am continuing my Creating a Pattern Collection blog series and will be discussing the types of pattern repeats and how they are created in Adobe Illustrator.

Learn the steps to screen print your surface pattern designs onto fabric. Know the limitations of the printing process before you start designing your textile designs and pattern repeats #surfacepatterndesign #textiledesign #surfacepatternrepeats #screenprinting #fabricprinting #patterndesign

Y'all I worked out for 90 minutes this morning and it was an ass whooping. DO NOT.....take 2 weeks off. I will be so handicapped by tomorrow that I might need help with sitting on the toilet.....and then getting back up. Crikey. I got quite a few questions about the fabrics and wallpaper from that last post so I am going to lay it all out for you.....consider it a 2013 present :) The wallpaper is a Thibaut called Papagao. It is new and comes in a few color ways. One more closeup. The…

The Design Library — and the millions of fabric patterns it houses — are off-limits to the public. But a new book unlocks this vault of visual riches.

The city buzzed with inextinguishable energy during the Stockholm Furniture & ...

If you follow me on Instagram you know I’ve been pattern crazy lately. Since I started to post the patterns, a lot of folks have asked about my process and how I’m creating them. I thought I’d demysti

Welcome to block printing heaven, thanks to our friend Arounna from bookhou. Arounna is a maker, teacher, shop owner, author of ‘Punch Needle’ and lover of all things craft. Lately she's been block printing our Four Corner Bags, turning them into works of art. This inspired us to give you a 101 on how to accomplish block printing with our accessories. Continue reading to learn how to block print not only our linen Four Corner Bags but our kraft Project Portfolio and Accessory Roll.

I'm sharing my design process for a recent surface pattern collection for Camelot Fabrics. I walk you through my design work, highlighting what the ‘asks’ were in the client brief to show how I incorporated those into my designs. I share my process from reference boards, sketches, palettes, first dr

Le motif cachemire, ou paisley en anglais, est un dessin classique de l'artisanat d'Inde et d'Asie centrale. Avec la mode des décors opulents et fournis, ce type de motif est de retour en grâce.