Archive for the ‘Designer and Store Spotlights’ Category
I don’t typically cover “fabric with hems” here, but furoshiki are so versatile and these prints are so exciting, I thought I’d cap off the week with this small diversion. Furoshiki are multipurpose Japanese cloths that are used as gift wrap, scarves, bags, and anything else you can think of. The Link Collective brings traditional [...]
Danish designer Wenche Nevalainen has two print collections under the name w:form. She offers fabrics, wallpaper, and wall stickers via her webshop. And there’s that cotton half-panama again! (via print & pattern) No related posts.
Leeann Fanny offers her hand screen printed fabrics on Etsy through her shop Little House Martin. She lives and works in Suffolk, U.K., also home to Ms. Lu Summers, through whom I learned of her! The fabrics are printed by the panel, on natural quilting weight cotton. Keep up with her on her blog here. [...]
New Mom Designs is Elvina Kaplun of Brooklyn, NY. She sells her original designs (some for kids, some for adults, some ageless) via her shop on Etsy. Related posts: Sew Bettie’s Digitally Printed Fabric Jeanne McGee Fabric by Melbomba kalla Design: New Prints Fabric by FlowerPress
Celina Mancurti is an Argentinian textile designer who now lives in Tampa, Florida. She is the designer of this eco-friendly linen collection that includes fabric yardage and fat quarters, and products sewn with them such as aprons, tea towels, and table runners. She screenprints her creations by hand onto 100% linen with water-based inks. Her [...]
You may know Maze & Vale‘s Leslie Keating from her former brand of handmade goods, onegirl designwrks. She transitioned in Nov 2011 to a new focus in hand-screenprinted fabrics and goods made from them. These designs are simple, delicate, and just perfect. They just make my heart ache, they are so good. You can purchase [...]
Shannon Lamden of Aunty Cookie has just released her popular hand-screenprinted fabrics in two fresh new colorways, navy and yellow. They’re all available through her Etsy shop along with other fabulous screenprinted goods. { Papercuts } { Cranes } { Letterhead } { Papercut Blooms } Related posts: Flocked Fabric From Aunty Cookie Knit-Inspired Prints [...]
Bird Textile in Australia hand-screenprints a range of fabrics and also offer a full range of products made from them. They print on certified organic cottons using water-based inks, and their studios are even solar powered! Each of the prints you see here is available on voile for garments, quilting cotton, and heavyweight drill for [...]
Wow! Based on the response to yesterday’s post, Connecting Threads does have a lot of fans — I’m glad to hear it! You readers are vouching for the quality of fabrics, and the fast shipping. Here of some more of their current collections, more of the folky/vintage/repro/traditional genre. First is my absolute favorite, Hope Chest by [...]