Okay, I might be late to the party, but I recently came across Spoonflower , an amazing print on demand textile marketplace and community. Founded in 2008, the North Carolina-based company makes it possible for individuals to design, print and sell their own fabric designs. Since then , the Spoonflower community has exploded to 70,000+ crafty individuals who use their own fabric to create all sorts of items including clothing, artwork and home accessories. The Spoonflower marketplace now offers the largest collection of independent fabric designers in the world!
The selection and quality of fabrics is impressive! Spoonflower uses large-format inkjet printers specially modified to run fabric. Unlike conventional textile manufacturing, digital printing entails very little waste of fabric, ink, water or electricity. In addition, they print using eco-friendly, water-based pigment inks on natural fiber textiles. No additional chemicals are used in the printing or preparation process. Clients can order a swatch of fabric or 100 yards of a single design. The fabric is shipped within a week.
Here are some beautiful textiles made and available on Spoonflower that caught my eye:
Be sure to check out Spoonflower's weekly contents too. Here is the latest winning fabric design:
Love the whimsical splashing drinks and colorful cocktail monkeys hanging from the martini glasses.
Cheers!
