It's also quite a challenge to limit oneself to just a single colour for screen printing. I could go two colours but that'd make the print cost quite expensive, and not quite worth it at this early stage. Patterns that a lot of people like such as crafty bits wouldn't really work in only one colour, and I reckon i'd have to confidently sell 100 metres of it to justify the setup cost.
Meanwhile, I think this one is really working. I can just see it being made into a lampshade or panel in a bag. I wanted to do a design that was a bit looser and more random than my usual stuff, which typically has a very even coverage. Looks best enlarged:
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Hello lady down the street living parallel life!! My head has been filled with fabric design ideas all weekend and then I sit at the computer and can make - nothin'.
I like the birds. Birds are always a winner & the four screen set up - Id be way too scared of that, although if I go nearly as well as you have with the fabrics maybe we can strike a share a screen deal?
Hej Lara
Again - wonderful pattern!
I was thinking about making an Obi-like belt out of the fabric I bought from you {besides making a lampshade out of it} - wouldn't that be cool? I've been wearing a lot of fitted t-shirts/tunic tops lately and I think that wearing a patterned obi with it would be so cool... what do you think?
off to bed now
{it's 4 AM over here}
Hi Lara,
Wow you have been busy lately!
Thanks for letting me use crafty bits in a drawing! (will get around to it easter weekend- I have ideas)- heres an idea for it as a single colour print- for all the coloured (not black) areas, reduce them to a line (try filling them with a texture or pattern if you want), for the spools of thread detail them more (show the thread criss crossing on itself)- if it doesnt work i'll settle on a print :)
the bird print looks great! I love clouds and I love birds so putting them together is nice. I think it would look great as a bag or an auntie dress
That's a beautiful print!
I like that new pattern a lot!
This pattern is fantastic! It would look great on some softies too :-)
ooo, love your new prints! birds are lovely.
definitely a winner..just love those birds.....
Ditto on the birds. Especially in the first colourway. Congratulations on your other fabric that I saw over at Amitie. Wow. What a thrill that would have to be.
Doesn't the black pop.
these are beautiful! i'm always inspired seeing canadian geese in flight.
The positive-negative work is nice. It's very Escher-like. And of course, the color combo is great - black & limey.
I really like these. I'm having trouble picking the colorway i prefer. I would for sure purchase this one if it were made available!
ps my fabric came and i love it!
ooooo! i like this pattern a LOT. i see it on the cushion cover i've been wanting to make (not a very original use, granted, but there you go).
though could you maybe make in a colour that isn't greeny-yellow?
i'm not so much loving the greeny-yellow. a slatey grey-blue could be nice? or rust brown-orange-red?
Love it! Great job Lara. I understand the pressure thing, it can put a hold on designing sometimes.
I think the bird print would look good as a tote bag, pouch or as a sunglass case.
I could see the print on white becoming a nice lounge shirt for men in the 70's, like something from Fear and Loathing. I really love the design!
the birds are wonderful!
beautiful pattern..great work!
these are truly beautiful. they make me want to jump in the car and take a drive through the dandenongs. :}
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