Cloth Fabric is probably the first Australian hand-screenprinting fabric company to appear on my radar. I realized I hadn’t checked in for a while and it turns out they have several new prints and other product lines going on. If you’re not familiar, Cloth is a small independent fabric company that has been operating out [...]
{ Partridge } There is a new designer of hand-screenprinted fabrics on the Australian scene — Tara Davy Textiles. This collection is a collaboration between Ms. Davy and Kelani Fabric Obsession, so it’ll be sold through Kelani exclusively. Tara Davy is designer/illustrator in the magazine industry by trade. The two designs are printed in different [...]
Because I wrote some fightin’ words against Australia yesterday, here’s a Meet the Sponsors interview and giveaway JUST for my friends down under. (Is using that Northern-hemisphere-centric cliché worse than saying the U.S. is just as awesome in the hand-screenprinted fabric department?) Selkie’s Stash owner Melinda Smith is offering a a $20 gift voucher to [...]
Saffron Craig‘s next fabric collection, expected to be available for retail sale next month, is called Imaginary Flowers. So cool and Scandinavian-modern, yet very Saffron with the purple/yellow combo! Read her blog post to learn more about it, and to hear a harrowing tale about being a fabric manufacturer. By the way, she’s offering free [...]
Australian designer Pippijoe has just introduced a gorgeous new hand-screenprinted fabric print, Elka. Elka in the Storm colorway, above, is currently available in her Etsy shop. It’s printed on a hemp/organic cotton blend that is suitable for light home decor items and clothing. Elka also comes in black on hemp/cotton blend and 100% upholstery-weight hemp, [...]
One of the coolest surprised of Fall Quilt Market for me was sitting down at the Lecien schoolhouse session and learning that Sarah Fielke, the co-author of the amazing quilt books Material Obsession and Material Obsession 2 and creative director of the Australian sewing supersite SEWN was one of the speakers, and was there to [...]
Saffron Craig’s latest collection of quilting/craft-weight cotton fabric is called Magical Lands, inspired by the Australian landscape. Her press release provided a rundown of the prints — Love it! Everyone should do that! — so if you don’t mind I’m just going to copy n’ paste: · Magical Lands: a texturised landscape of little rounded [...]
Australia’s Ink & Spindle have introduced a wonderful new hand screenprinted organic cotton jersey range, which includes their first kid-centric designs. They’ve also just announced some new designs and colorways for their wovens — pay a visit to their blog or shop to see! Related posts: Ink & Spindle Ink & Spindle Up & Running [...]
Australian designer Saffron Craig recently introduced her latest self-produced range of fabrics, Bird Tree. It’s a sweet, modern collection in striking purple and chartreuse. These and past prints can be purchased directly from the Saffron Craig website, or throughout Australia and the world through your favorite brick-and-mortar and online retailers. Related posts: Preview: Imaginary Flowers [...]
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