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Contemporary Surface Design: Trois Miettes
By Penina Finger On November 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Cool Stuff, Design, Pattern Design, People, Spoonflower, Textile Design
Today’s post features surface design insights from an interview with Isabelle Kunz, perhaps better known as Trois Miettes. Her clean, upbeat work can be purchased on Spoonflower, Etsy and through her site, as well as at specialty shops in Zürich and Bienne, Switzerland. Her responses exceeded my […]
Custom Fabric Prints: Chrysanthemum Pattern
By Penina Finger On November 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Design, Pattern Design, Spoonflower, Textile Design
Ahhh… Now I like them! Spoonflower did a fantastic job of capturing the nuances of the pencil work.
I tried a few different palettes with these outrageous mums, and what you see here are the happy successes. It’s time to pull together some photos of these in use—on upholstry as well […]
Tiny Argyles Fabric: Palette Tests
By Penina Finger On October 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Design, Pattern Design, Spoonflower, Textile Design
I’m documenting my newest set of test swatches. Many more successes this time, and this trio of blacks and whites is my favorite:
This set is a close second. It shimmers in the sun (a break in some otherwise grayish weather), and on the humblest of weaves:
I threw […]
Surface Design: The Evolving Oak Motif
By Penina Finger On August 21, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Cool Stuff, Design, Pattern Design, Spoonflower, Textile Design
I’m continuing to explore surface design on the Spoonflower site, and just received new fabric samples for an oak motif I’ve been developing over this past summer.
The quilting weight 100% cotton fabric in these photos is $18/yard. Some other fabrics they carry are sateen, knit, twill and canvas. Click here […]
Exploring Surface Design on Spoonflower
By Penina Finger On August 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Cool Stuff, Design, Pattern Design, Spoonflower, Textile Design
Spoonflower is a “fabric printing on demand” service, allowing users to purchase and sell designs that they upload to the site. I’ve always wanted to learn more about surface design, and this turns out to be a fantastic way to do it. The process is slow, since swatches take about 21 days to be […]
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