This is something has been in the planning for many months, and has been a dream of mine for even longer. I’m very proud to present my new collection for AW14, British Woven. The collection features a selection of my most popular prints, in comforting tones for autumn and winter and printed on a custom woven… Read more »
I’m delighted to introduce Botany, my new hand printed fabric collection featuring three brand new designs; Bloom, Bud and Frond. This collection takes its inspiration from studies of Yorkshire plants and flowers and is printed is fresh Spring and Summer brights and pastels. I hope you love the new designs and colours and find something… Read more »
September has arrived very quickly and I’m already asking myself where summer went. I love this time of year though and Autumn is also an exciting time for me as my new collection launches. Nature is the name of this new collection which includes 3 new prints; Inferno, Heartwood and Thorns. This collection also sees… Read more »
You’ve already seen one of the designs, now it’s time to see the complete collection. All three designs of the Autumn/Winter collection are based on themes of nature. I’m pleased to introduce Heartwood, Thorns and Inferno. This new collection will launch on the 9th September and will be available in both a lighter weight muslin… Read more »
Friday in London went by in a bit of a whirlwind but what a brilliant day it was, and a stressful one I might add, here is the tale. A while ago I printed up some samples of the AW13 collection as Elle Decoration had asked me to submit my new collection fabrics for possible… Read more »
This week I have an interesting fabric story to tell. I’m shortly going to be printing some fabric for a hand printed fabric swap and I can hardly contain my excitement. Lesley, the hugely talented lady behind Maze and Vale, runs a hand printed fabric swap, this is the 3rd event so far. I meant to… Read more »
Naming a fabric is on the whole very easy, but how do you know if you’ve given it the right name? I tend to stick to very descriptive names for my fabrics so I go with either the name of the pattern or the inspiration behind the design. This week I’ve named my three new… Read more »
I see patterns everywhere, even in the most unlikely of places. Next time you’re walking around, look under your feet.
A few of my New Year stationery favourites from Etsy 1. Rob Ryan Calendar 2. Design Planner 3. Geometric Journal 4. Vintage Stationery 5. Weekly Diary Planner I have always loved New Year, it reminds me of crisp new diaries, lush fountain pens and hopeful thoughts for the future, it’s also a time of reflection…. Read more »
One of the fun things about designing your own fabric by the metre is adding a lovely selvedge print. The selvedge is the finished edge of the fabric and usually on printed fabric you’ll see the designers name and manufacturers name as well as the name of the print. As my fabric is hand… Read more »
