We have absolutely loved sharing these fun loving designs by creative Emilie Otto and hope you’ve loved her designs as much as we have! To coincide with Emilie’s ‘Life of the Party’ collection being made available to all of our customers through our Fabric Shop online, the artist herself has put together a guest blog which further explains her one of a kind creative process and what inspires her work.
Keep reading to find out more about Emilie Otto and her unique design process!
‘Emilie Otto’
Hi, I’m Emilie Otto (aka Em).
Let’s get creative friends, I’m so excited to share these fun filled fabric prints with you all! It has been one of my wildest dreams since I can remember to create bold, eccentric and joy filled designs to inspire people to create and feel authentically themselves. I am never someone who likes to blend into a crowd or follow the leader and I wanted these designs to reflect this.
‘Emilie painting in her studio’
This a slice of my first collection “Life of the Party” an eccentric mix of colourful coordinates. Curated for fun lovers, sun-seekers, and most importantly good times! These designs are created from hand carved stamps, which have been elevated using a variety of digital techniques. The bright colour palettes embody my favourite parts of summer. These designs where made to suit fashion and accessories projects, but the sky’s the limit.
‘Carving design stamps’
These designs didn’t come about in a conventional way, in fact it woke me up at 2am! I couldn’t stop thinking about carving little stamps and creating little still life artworks. It all happened within a matter of hours, I was listening to my favourite playlist hand carving wine bottles, crabs, lemons, and a range of flowers. I fell in love instantly and after finishing the carvings I could head back to bed for some more sleep.
‘Emilie using her handmade stamps’
Most of the designs are inspired by items I have in my studio, which spark happiness. Items have been collected from thrift stores, gifted, and saved to remind me of special moments. I love bright colours and love high contrast patterns, so these colour combinations feel very true to my style as a designer.
‘Emilie painting in her studio’
All of the designs I create are something that I would love wearing, most of the time they don’t start out with a purpose in mind. I focus on enjoying the making process and more often that not they turn into whatever they were meant to be, these stamps started as card designs but evolved into statement fabric designs.
‘Clothing Mockups of Designs’
Here are a few clothing examples that really get me excited, they have an element of comfort, are carefree and also let people’s personalities shine through. Any of the fabrics in this collection would work well on their own, they can also be mixed and match to really turn up the fun.
‘Emilie Otto’
My studio space is full of dancing lights, disco balls and prims hanging from the windows along with artwork from other designers who inspire me. It’s a chaotic space, but I always feel so inspired when I sit down at my desk and start painting.
I hope that these designs bring some energy and fun into your next DIY project.
Em xo
If you want to collaborate with us on The Designer Project and become part of this creative club, please apply! Send us an email with your portfolio and why you would like to be part of this initiative, and we will be in touch!
We couldn’t be more excited to announce that our next featured artist from The Designer Project will be none other than the amazing Emilie Otto!
Her ‘Life of the Party’ collection is an eccentric mix of colourful coordinates. Curated for fun lovers, sun-seekers, and most importantly good times! These designs are created from hand carved stamps, which have been elevated using a variety of digital techniques. The bright colour palettes embody the best part of the Australian Summer.
Keep reading to find out more about Emilie Otto and her fun loving designs!
Play Time Ocean Blues is a feel-good vibrant print, featuring a few items that you would find at a celebration with friends. The colours are inspired by warm sunny days and sparkling blue oceans.
We think this is the perfect print for some funky swimwear, can’t you picture it as some board-shorts or a bikini?
Picnic Rug Candy is a vibrant gingham print, inspired by picnic catchups with friends. The colours are warm and are like those you can enjoy during a candy-coloured sunset.
This print would look fantastic for fashion garments and homewares! We love this colourway for a super fun picnic blanket or perhaps a summer dress.
Picnic Rug Dawn is a vibrant gingham print, inspired by picnic catchups with friends. The colours are cool and soft like those you can enjoy during a dreamy early morning.
Another amazing print for a range of fashion and home and interior projects, think flowing pants or cushions!
Stripey Bubblegum is a bold geometric print; it is a statement and fun take on traditional tartan. The colour combination is what make this print POP, which was inspired by watermelon flavoured candy.
This design is perfect for some summer accessories such as bucket hats or tote bags/beach bags!
Stripey Violet is a bold geometric print; it is a statement and fun take on traditional tartan. The colour combination is what make this print POP, which was inspired by wildflowers.
We think this print would work so well for a statement beach towel or even a new onepiece.
Sunday Sesh Mint is a hand carved print inspired by long days in the sun with friends, sipping on your favourite drinks. The colour combination is what make this print POP, which was inspired by Mint & Pink Gin cocktails.
This design is so perfect for beachy/pool attire, think a loose over shirt with matching shorts!
Sunday Sesh Violet is a hand carved print inspired by long days in the sun with friends, sipping on your favourite drinks. The colour combination is what make this print POP, which was inspired by Lemons & blueberries.
We love this print for a fun kaftan to throw on at the beach!
All of our project ideas above are suggestions only as the sky’s truly the limit with Emilie’s super fun collection! Each of Emilie’s designs can be found in our Fabric Shop, so head on over to be inspired for your next DIY project!
Being in the fabrics manufacturing industry, we are lucky to work closely with some incredible indie designers and brands. Not only do they design beautiful collections, but are closely aligned with our sustainability values as well. Being ‘indie’ categorises independent designers, artists, and craftspeople who design and make a wide array of products − without being part of large, industrialised businesses. We’ve rounded up some of our favourite Australian indie designers worth knowing about.
Tara Whalley Australian Fashion Designer
Tara Whalley an Australian designer with a heavy focus on bold prints (the way to our heart!) In 2020 Australian designer Tara Whalley was invited to premiere her fashion collection at New York Fashion Week, and in 2021 she stole the runway show again at Paris Fashion Week. Tara established her self-titled fashion brand in 2015, after returning to Australia after a year of working with war-affected Mayan weavers. It was this time in Guatemala that formed Tara’s painting practice- translating experience into artwork for fabric print and a clear direction for the basis of her fashion signature style. Her collections are made in Melbourne with natural fibres, digitally printed to reduce environmental impact and utilise offcuts to minimise waste. Her designs are available in sizes XS to 10XLovely and feature Tara’s hand painted artwork.
Deadly Denim Australian fashion brand
Deadly Denim is a beloved customer of Digital Fabrics. Sustainability is at the heart of their brand; a natural fit with our ethos and connection to caring for country. Deadly Denim was founded in 2018 by Rebecca Rickard, a Ballardong, Whadjuk woman from the Nyungar nation living and working on country Perth W.A.
It all begins with recycled denim from local Boorloo (Perth, Western Australia) op shops. Then, a Deadly Denim artist creates a unique design that is sent to us at Digital Fabrics to be printed. The artwork is worked into the denim to create a unique Deadly Denim garments.
Frida Las Vegas Photographer Eamon Donnelly
Where to begin with fashion icon Frida Las Vegas. Designer Stavroula is a customer of Digital Fabrics, she is a talented illustrator who is fascinated by Australian icons and infuses that with her Greek background. Her iconic haute kitsch label Frida Las Vegas has been worn by incredible personalities such as Katy Perry, Sam Smith and Kate Miller-Heidke as well as her affectionately dubbed ‘Glamazons’ around the world.
Variety Hour Australian fashion brand
Variety Hour is a Melbourne based design studio started by textile designer Cassie Byrnes in 2016. At its core they remain a textile focused studio, exploring the technicalities and craft of print design and using Digital Fabrics products as the canvas. All their prints are hand painted by Cassie using gouache, inks and markers which are then digitised and adapted into artworks, homewares and clothing designed with flattering shapes in mind, focusing on the stunning prints.
At Digital Fabrics, we love supporting Australian designers in their quest for a more sustainable world of fashion, and of course bold prints that are to die for. Custom printing designs onto our fabric ensures an angle of individuality, and less harm to the planet with our low minimum order requirements. We can’t wait to see what you’ll design!
Starting a new hobby or skill can be daunting, and factoring in an entire machine that you need to navigate makes learning to sew a little more difficult, but sewing is a skill for life! Even if you’ve never stitched a hem or replaced a button, learning to sew is a gateway to sparking creativity!
You may think back to Grade 9 ‘Home Economics’ classes or Nana’s quilting, but sewing is great for easy DIY projects for home, altering or creating your own clothes (earth-friendly), making thoughtful gifts for friends and family and so much more. There’s nothing quite like the pride of wearing one of your own creations. We’ve collected some of our favourite tutorials from creators that are perfect for beginners.
Copyright – The Essentials Club
Reversible Bucket hat – The Essentials club
We love how Maddy has taken an everyday essential and made it so accessible with her free template and video tutorial (just ask the 1.2 million views on YouTube). Customise your bucket hat by using your favourite prints, this pattern is reversible to reflect your mood or match your outfit! Our Cotton Linen fabric will be perfect for this!
Copyright – Sotak Handmade
Tote bag by Sotak Handmade
A great tutorial for beginners, a versatile tote bag with french seams with the option of woven handles, or a follow up tutorial on how to make your own matching straps.
Our Cotton Drill fabric would be perfect for this project! Don’t fancy making your own? Digital Fabrics will make a range for you, head to our shop to find out more.
Copyright – DIY Daisy
Drawstring Tie Top by DIY Daisy
Versatile and perfect for summer, this drawstring tie top from DIY Daisy takes less than an hour and only 1 metre of fabric! Perfect for a beginner to practice making straps and drawstrings, you’ll be so proud of your ‘me-made’ creation.
Copyright – The Essentials Club
Bias Slip Skirt – The Essentials Club
A necessary addition to any stylish minimalist wardrobe, the slip skirt. Maddy has made hers with silk satin, however our Dilly fabric’s silky feel is perfect for this project. As a beginner sewer, once you are confident with your way around a measuring tape, you’ll be ready to move onto cutting your patterns on the bias. This refers to placing your measurements diagonally across your fabric for a more natural drape and less rigidity.
We are so excited for your journey in learning to sew and hope these tutorials can help get your creativity flowing. With some marking pencils, a measuring tape, pins and a sewing machine there is so much you can create.
You asked and we listened! After receiving plenty of interest in a DIY tutorial on how to make your own Beeswax Wraps, we’re very excited to give you this wonderful Blog post. Beeswax Wraps are such an easy at home project and are a great addition to anyone’s eco journey. You can make them by yourself, with a friend, or even get the kids involved!
We love using beeswax wraps in the office and at home, it is a very simple thing that we all can do for food waste and plastic wrap reduction! Use them to cover tins, jars, bowls and plates, wrap around cut fruit and veg or close up an open fresh food packaging. Get creative, keep on reading to find out how you can make your own Beeswax Wraps!
What you need:
- Custom Printed Cotton Poplin Fabric. Featured designs in this post are: Going Bananas -Tammy De Zilva, Lemonade -Crystal Kruger, Spring Bee – Kathrin Legg, and She’ll be Apples -Katrina Potter.
- Pinking Shears or Regular Scissors
- Large Flat Baking Tray
- Baking Paper or Reusable Baking Sheet
- Beeswax (bar or pellets). We used pellets from Bunnings.
Method:
- The most important step of all…order some wonderful custom printed fabric on our Cotton Poplin, you can design your own or order designer fabrics from our Fabric Shop. Our Cotton Poplin fabric is the best fabric in our range for beeswax wraps! Its a perfect fabric for the job, it has a smooth texture and a perfect weight for an even wax distribution.
- Using pinking shears, if you want beeswax wraps to look a little bit fancy or just some regular scissors, cut out some squares at your desired size (we’ve gone with 30 x 30cm). You can create beeswax wrap in any size or shape, as long as it will fit into an oven.
- Preheat your oven to a low temperature, 100 degrees works best as we don’t want the fabric to burn.
- On a large, flat baking tray, an old cookie tray is great for this, place a sheet of baking paper (or a reusable baking sheet). Then place your cut fabric on top.
- Sprinkle a generous handful of beeswax across your piece of fabric evenly. Keep in mind that once the wax melts, it will double in diameter. We’ve used a bar of beeswax which we’ve cut up for ours but you can use whatever beeswax you can find, whether it be a bar or pellets. If using a bar, you can grate it or cut it into little pieces like we have (be careful when cutting at the wax is quite hard).
**As an extra step after this, you can add a few drops of Jojoba Oil across the fabric. This helps keep the coating soft and supple, and it is also food safe. This is optional and your beeswax wraps will still be perfect without it!
- Once your fabric is happily covered in beeswax, place the tray into the oven.
- Keep an eye on the fabric piece whilst it’s in the oven, as you want to take it out when all the wax has melted. This will take about 5 minutes.
- Once the wax has all melted, this is where you need to be quick and careful! Take the tray out of the oven and place it down on the bench. Whilst the wax is still melted, grab the top two corners of your fabric and lift it up. Hold the fabric over your tray until the wax has completely dried and hardened.
You now have your own wonderful beeswax wrap! This can be used to cover opened jars, leftover meals, wrap around cut fruit and veg, or to close up open fresh food packaging. You can also fold your beeswax wraps to create some reusable ‘sandwich bags’ or snack pouches.
All the featured designs that we’ve used to create our Beeswax Wraps are available to order via our Fabric Shop. You can also design your own fabric and make a beeswax wrap with your own artwork!
It’s been such a treat sharing these wonderfully sweet designs by illustrator and pattern designer Madeline Hawkins. We hope that you’ve enjoyed all of her amazing prints as much as we have!
To coincide with Madeline’s ‘Scenes from a Daydream’ collection being made available to all of our customers through our Fabric Shop online, the artist herself has put together a guest blog which further explains her one of a kind approach to creating surface patterns and what inspires her work.
Keep reading to find out more about Madeline Hawkins and her beautiful designs!
‘Madeline Hawkins’
Heya! I’m Madeline, Artist behind Wilder Studio. I create whimsy illustrations, from which I design into repeat patterns for textiles. I work from my home studio based in Murwillumbah, NSW – a beautiful, creative and vibrant town where my little family and I reside. I have lived and breathed drawing since I could hold a pencil and have in recent years found a love of home textiles. When I put two and two together and began teaching myself online, I knew I had found where I wanted to play – textile pattern design!
‘Madeline Hawkins in her studio’
I’m super excited to have an array of Wilder Studio repeat patterns available here at Digital Fabrics. This collection of handcrafted, stand-alone patterns speaks of romance, femininity, nostalgia and wonder. Inspired by the likes of Lewis Carrolls ‘Alice in Wonderland’, these patterns are an ode to day-dreaming.
‘Madeline creating in her studio’
An ideal start to a morning in the studio consists of music, a brew and a little playtime- sketching or painting anything that comes to mind with no pressure to turn it into anything. Then I’ll get stuck into whatever I have on the to-do list.
‘Madeline working on original paintings’
‘Madeline colour matching her design’
When designing a repeat pattern for a client, I generally write down a bunch of descriptive words of what the general feel is I’m wanting to create, and a rough description of the colours, layout and orientation and any other parameters the brief has set. I then have a little rough sketch of motif ideas. Sometimes these may be used in the final design, otherwise they are set aside with the rest of my notes for when I begin illustrating. I love using watercolors and gouache for romantic florals, but I’m most fond of inkline pens, poscas and pencils for whimsy, detailed illustration.
‘Close up of Madeline’s studio’
I love watching my illustrations come to life on fabric and seeing others make something with a piece of my imagination. It’s really a collaboration with other creatives. I think there’s the most magic in collaboration. The coming togetherness of it. Expressing ourselves and inspiring others to do the same. A ripple effect of creativity. It brings me deep joy as I hope my prints inspire joy in others.
‘Madeline’s studio’
If you want to collaborate with us on The Designer Project and become part of this creative club, please apply! Send us an email with your portfolio and why you would like to be part of this initiative, and we will be in touch!
It’s come that time again to introduce our newest featured artist of The Designer Project for the month of August! Introducing the wonderful talented Madeline Hawkins.
Madeline is an illustrator, pattern designer and artist living on Bundjalung country, creating from her home studio. This collection of handcrafted, stand-alone patterns speak of romance, femininity, nostalgia and wonder. Inspired by the likes of Lewis Carrolls ‘Alice in Wonderland’, these patterns are an ode to day-dreaming.
Each of Madeline’s beautiful designs can be printed onto any of our fabrics, which means you can order custom designer fabric that’s tailored to you. Keep reading to find out more about Madeline Hawkins and her ‘Scenes from a Daydream’ collection!
Pink Gin at golden hour! ‘Sadie Haze’ shows off her neon water colour petals against and delicious honeycomb backdrop.
‘Sadie Haze’ is a fantastic print for some luxurious pyjamas and hair accessories like scrunchies!
‘Posie Pink’ is ultra feminine and super sweet. This tossed print sends dainty floral motifs in various directions and speaks of an old fashioned romance.
We think ‘Posie Pink’ is a great print to use for soft accessories and baby clothes.
‘Posie Picnic’ is a fun take on her sister – ‘Posie Pink’. Sporting a gingham backdrop and sending her dainty floral motifs in various directions. Afternoon picnics were made for her.
‘Posie Picnic’ is a divine print for any homeware products. We would love to see this on some Tea Towels or even oven mits!
‘Peggy Plaid’ is a little vintage inspired number with cheerful cheek! She was made for both sophistication and play! A fun plaid with a delicious combination of colours.
We think ‘Peggie Plaid’ is a great print for a springtime pant suit or perhaps as some statement pillowcases for your bedroom.
‘Maggie May’ is all the whimsy, nostalgic thoughts dancing like stardust. Wildly scribbled pansies in vivid green and the yummiest pink make Maggie the dreamer she is.
‘Maggie May’ is the absolutely perfect choice for spring garments like slip dresses and skirts and accessories such as bandanas
Dreamy ‘Lola Lilac’ is the lullaby before we slip into dreamland. A ditsy tossed floral number, her combination of soft berry blue and silky lilac tones is oh so flattering.
‘Lola Lilac’ is a great choice for full piece swimsuits, camisoles and men’s button up shirts.
An effervescent, wildly cheerful moment of ‘Juni Bloom’ leaves you radiating for the day. Her clashing colours and large, innocent blooms invite you to play!
‘Juni Bloom’ is an excellent choice to create show-stopping homewares and fashion pieces!
‘Julia Joy’ wears large acrylic painted pansies in the most enchanting pastels. She is the dance between soft and bold. The ‘head in the clouds’ type, but sophisticated. She is a joy to gaze at and to get lost in her spectrum of colours.
We think ‘Julia Joy’ is such a beautiful choice for flowing garments such as maxi dresses, blouses and even some men’s shirts.
Let ‘Joan Meadow’ take you on a trip, through boundless fields of wildflowers in the misty spring mornings. Joan knows the way. It’s zero business and all play.
We would love to see ‘Joan Meadow’ used for spring fashion! We’re thinking flowy dresses and skirts, perhaps some lovely pants!
Collecting pebbles creek side in the summer glow of the afternoon, ‘Georgie Pebble’ sports an array of lovely organic shapes. She is joyous, imaginative and her colours reflect the warmth of the incoming sunset.
We think ‘Georgie Pebble’ would be a gorgeous design to use for swimwear and tea towels.
Complete Strawberry Shortcake vibes. ‘Francess gingham’ is a classic gingham with the most sugary sweet colour combo.
‘Francess Gingham’ is the perfect statement print for playful tableware, bedding and picnic rugs.
All of our project ideas above are suggestions only as the sky’s truly the limit with Madeline’s beautiful ‘Scenes from a Daydream’ collection! Each of Madeline’s designs can be found in our Fabric Shop, so head on over to be inspired for your next DIY project!
Whether you do it consciously or subconsciously, everyone dresses according to mood. Feeling excited and happy? You tend to go for bright, bold colours or that funky print you’ve been wanting to try; Feeling gloomy? Out come the blacks and boring pieces. It’s a way that we express ourselves and reflect how we’re feeling.
That being said, dressing yourself happy is one of the most fun things you can do with fashion. Feeling down? Increase your dopamine with colour that will uplift your for the day. Put on that bright, hot pink outfit or those pants with that wild print and make yourself feel good.
Keep on reading to find out what our recipe for dressing yourself happy is, maybe it’ll inspire you on some new ways to lift your spirits during this cold, winter weather.
Bold floral print
Who doesn’t love a floral print? Something about those flowers that just always makes you feel so pretty and positive and like you need to just go and buy yourself some flowers. When you take a classic floral and turn it into a bold floral design, it creates such a statement and gives off the best happy vibes.
‘Petalouda Volant Dress Anna by Rianna + Nina’
‘Duro Olowu Spring 2022 Collection – Photo by: Luis Monteiro/Courtesy of Duro Olowu’
Below, we’ve included a few designs that just radiate ‘Bold Floral Print’ from our wonderful Designers from The Designer Project. All of these prints are available in our Fabric Shop as well; so you can order them onto any of our stock fabrics and create your own bold floral pieces.
‘Moody Blooms by Teggun Ashleigh’
‘Retro Floral by Kathrin Legg’
‘Juni Bloom by Madeline Hawkins’
Large geometric shapes
What’s more fun than large Geometric shapes? Following the lines and shapes with your eyes, finding patterns in things; they draw our attention and when you’re rocking them in your outfits then you’ll be sure to stand out. Geometric shapes have been used in prints all throughout fashion history, especially the 1960s. They’re sure to make you feel good and groovy, no matter when or where you wear them!
‘Original 60s Dress – Photo via Pinterest’
If you’re wanting to uplift your mood with the most fun big geometric shapes, here are a few designs available in our Fabric Shop! Created by some of our amazing Designers from The Designer Project, these prints would be perfect as your new statement dress perhaps?
‘C’est La Vie Blue by Ashleigh Matthews’
‘Stripey Violet by Emilie Otto’
‘Inky Plaid by Teggun Ashleigh’
‘Picnic Rug Candy by Emilie Otto’
Bright and intense colours
Ah yes…bright and intense colours; such a classic way to brighten your mood. It creates such a centerpiece for your outfits and is sure to get some good looks. Think of when you’re wearing a bright yellow dress, don’t you just feel like absolute sunshine? Like nothing could ruin your day. We love those happy, positive moods that colours can create, especially when they’re bright and intense!
‘Bright and colourful dress by Joanna Ortiz’
Thinking of bringing some Bold and Intense colours to your wardrobe? Check out the designs below from our fabric shop that just scream ‘Bright and Intense Colours’. Plus, all of these prints were created by our incredible Designers from The Designer Project!
‘Bird of Paradiso by Anna Markula’
‘Lucid Dreams Pink by Teggun Ashleigh’
‘Pink Flutter by Anna Markula’
Mix everything for fun
Go wild and clash prints! Who’s to say that you can’t pair an animal print with a floral? Fashion is about being fun and expressing yourself and pairing a whole bunch of over the top patterns and prints together is sure to lift your spirits and make you feel like a shining star.
‘LAB Collection shot by Creative Director Bruna Sozzi’
We have a few designs available in our Fabric Shop by some of our amazing Designers from The Designer Project that would work perfectly for anyone wanting to take that fashion risk, and just throw a bunch of amazingly colourful and crazy prints together.
‘Pink Chintz by Katy Dee’
‘Summer Dahlias by Crystal Kruger’
‘Wild Thing by Katy Dee’
You can shop all of these designs in our Fabric Shop via __________ https://www.digitalfabrics.com.au/fabric-shop/
Whether you use them decoratively or practically, Custom Tea Towels are a fun and easy way to showcase your artwork! This week we’re talking about what fabrics we recommend for Tea Towels, which is one of the most popular products we assist our customers with!
Tea Towels are such an easy way to spice up any kitchen and they make fantastic hand-made gifts or products for your small business. Tea Towels are also one of the products we offer ‘Cut & Make’ services for so please contact us if you’ve been thinking of creating your very own custom Tea Towels!
We recommend three fabric options for custom Tea Towels from our Fabric Range; Cotton Linen, Cotton Drill and Mona all are made from beautiful natural fibers. We’ve broken down each of these fabrics below to help you determine which one will work best for your Tea Towels.
Cotton Linen – 95% Cotton 5% Linen & 250 GSM
Cotton Linen is a fabulous natural fabric blend with a gorgeous linen texture and durable weave. The fabric has a warm off-white base colour (think cereal milk or fresh cream) and a matte finish. Its robust weave provides great colour reproduction when printed!
Our Cotton Linen is a really versatile, premium choice fabric, which gives a deluxe yet relaxed feel to homewares, garments and displays. It is often selected by customers as an alternative to Cotton Canvas fabrics and like most natural fabrics, super absorbent!
Digitally printed Cotton Linen fabric -Fabric design “Berry”
Digitally printed Cotton Linen fabric -Fabric design “Colour Chart”
Custom Tea Towels printed and made for Sancha Prowse Art
Cotton Drill – 100% Cotton & 195 GSM
Cotton Drill is a wonderful mid-weight cotton fabric with a crisp white base. The fabric is strong in construction without being heavy or rigid and features a beautiful twill weave and texture. Due to its bright white base, the Cotton Drill provides good colour reproduction when printed!
This classic Cotton is nice and durable as well! Making it a perfect contender for Tea Towels, plus, it also absorbs water really well, so no more wet streaks on your dishes!
Digitally printed Cotton Drill fabric -Fabric design “Animal”
Digitally printed Cotton Linen fabric -Fabric design “Cheese Leaf”
Custom Tea Towels printed and made for The New Devine
Mona – 50% Cotton 50% Recycled Cotton & 230 GSM
This fabric is an amazing Recycled Cotton Canvas. It has a brilliant colour reproduction when printed and although stiff at first (like a true canvas), it softens up really nicely after washing.
Mona is a lovely durable fabric with that gorgeous canvas texture and although it may not seem like it’ll wipe those dishes dry, it’s super absorbent!
Unprinted Mona fabric print base
Digitally printed Cotton Linen fabric -Fabric design “Protea” by Shelley Lee
Custom Tea Towels printed and made for By The Crooked Brook
To get familiar with these fabrics you can order samples that are available from our Sample Pack Order Form. Samples of each of these suggested fabrics are available in either our ‘Natural Fabrics’ or ‘Super Pack’ sample packs. Get in touch with us if you’ve been thinking of creating your very own custom Tea Towels, we will be happy to help you with the fabric selection, artwork set up and Tea Towels print and make of course!
We have absolutely loved sharing these beautiful designs by designer Brianna Pawlik and hope you’ve loved her designs as much as we have! To coincide with Brianna’s “Sink and Sun” collection being made available to all of our customers through our Fabric Shop online, the artist herself has put together a guest blog which further explains her one of a kind approach to creating surface patterns and what inspires her work.
Keep reading to find out more about Brianna Pawlik and her stunning designs!
‘Brianna Pawlik’
Hello! I am Brianna, Owner/Surface Pattern Designer of Lulu Pawlik Collections and Mumma of three cheeky cherubs. My nickname is Lulu and my designs are the perfect combination of all things kitsch and coastal. My treasured hand drawn and hand-crafted designs and patterns can be printed on any surface such as beautiful fabrics, clothing, homewares, accessories, stationary, wallpaper, even footwear. They are crafted for beautiful brands and businesses to license and use on their products, to stand out from the crowd and offer something unique for their customers!
‘Brianna’s Studio’
My patterns are playful with a retro vibe and my love for the sea and surf are key elements. I find wonder and inspiration from the ocean and a lifestyle growing up on the east coast of Australia. Family surf holidays and travel adventures run through my designs, in combination with my love for vintage coastal treasures and retro eras.
‘Design sketches’
Before I became a Surface Pattern Designer, I created a women’s clothing label called Miss Lulu which I designed and manufactured myself successfully for many years. After my first baby, I found little to no time to pattern make, source fabric, sample, sew, press and sell my clothing collections. At this new point in my life, homewares and mumma accessories danced around in my mind.
‘Sewing printed Linen Deluxe fabric’
I went on to create a small slow made accessories label, The Sailor Siren & Co. after my second baby which took on a similar design aesthetic to my clothing label. I create retro coastal inspired accessories for mummas and bubs, with natural fibres and sustainability in mind. It was always a struggle to find the fabric prints that I desired for my style and creations. This is what naturally lead me into the world of surface pattern design.
‘Brianna’s workspace’
Now as a busy Mumma of three, I can dream and create beautiful, playful, coastal, kitschy patterns that I want to see in the world and I hope other brands will love too. Lulu Pawlik surface pattern design collections are just for you to purchase and print on your beautiful products for your adoring customers. They are sure to stand out and make a wow statement!
‘Brianna and 2 of her children’
Follow me and my journey on Instagram or get in touch via email to connect about exclusive custom pattern designs or collaborations for your brand or business. I have a beautiful pattern library of ready to go patterns, that are exclusive to your selected product categories and yours forever after purchase.
Here is a little insight into my design process. Each design element or motif begins as individual hand drawn pencil sketches that are then inked in a bold felt tip pen. I also love watercolour paints for a more imperfect playful vibe. My motifs are then scanned and vectorized in Illustrator. Beautiful pattern repeats are then created with intention, time, and magic! Colours will vary depending on the surface and texture of the selected fabric, paper, or product, so test prints and samples are then a must to confirm the final desired looks. As a sewer I like the hands-on feel and authenticity of sewing up my mock-ups for shoots and display.
‘Palm tree illustration’
Want to get your hands on some gorgeous Lulu Pawlik pattern designs printed on your choice of beautiful fabrics?! The Designer Project at Digital Fabrics displays a selected range from my Sink & Sun collection that you can have printed on any fabric you choose, for your own textile products. You can order by the metre to create magic and please share what you make with me!
If you want to collaborate with us on The Designer Project and become part of this creative club, please apply! Send us an email with your portfolio and why you would like to be part of this initiative, and we will be in touch!
