Interview,
1 HOUR 25 MINS

Episode 90: Surface Design with Spoonflower

April 22, 2019

Meredith in her Ogden cami in Organic Cotton Sateen (design) & Theresa in her Papercut Patterns Flutter Blouse (design)

We chat in person with two fun and enthusiastic Spoonflower employees! Have you ever wanted to try designing your own fabric? We share how you can get started with surface design and all the fun projects you can create. We also hear about Spoonflower’s history and how the custom printing magic happens.

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  • The Spoonflower Meetup at Blackbird Fabrics – Check out everyone in their custom printed designs!

 

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The folks at @spoonflower came to visit us in Vancouver, and this past Saturday we hosted a meet-up in their honour! We’re thrilled to say our first local podcast meet-up was a success! We had SEW much fun meeting everyone who came. ⁣Both of us designed our own prints, printed them on @spoonflower fabrics, and made them into dresses to wear for the occasion (how fun is that??)⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ Thank you to those that helped make this happen! ⁣⠀ @dmc_embroidery for sending us supplies for our fun embroidery projects⁣⠀ @cynthiafrenette for the gorgeous embroidery template designs ⁣⠀ And of course @spoonflower for all the goodies, prizes, and your infectious positive energy ❤️⁣ Please come back soon!⁣ 📸 @flame_wolf .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ .⁣⠀ #sewingmeetup #lovetosewpodcastmeetup #lovetosewmeetup #vancouversews⁣⠀ #lovetosewpodcast #welovetosew #sewingpodcast #handmadewardrobe #memadeeveryday #memade #sewing #handmadefashion #handmade #sew #sewcialists #isew #makersgonnamake #sewinglove #indiesewing

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  • Custom Spoonflower Wallpaper in the Blackbird Fabrics Bathroom

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3 comments

  1. Caroline Flynn says:

    Hi, I noticed that you didn’t mention Canva.com as an easy and free way to make patterns. I made a wee tutorial to help explain how to make a seamless repeat in canva. 🙂

    1. Caroline Flynn says:

      Here is the link to the tutorial

      1. Noe says:

        I just thought about it while listening to the podcast! Thank you so much for the tutorial ! :))

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