From Wax to Watercolor

I love new batiks. I love the clean saturated color, the feel of the fabric and even the smell. These beauties are from Robert Kaufman. There's a good slideshow on the process of creating batiks here:  http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/artisan_batiks/?show_all

Garthwaite - Victoria & Albert Museum for Rowan Westminster - that's a mouthful, but such a treat for the eyes and hands (terrific hand feel). This particular line, while historically-based, looks like it could be from a contemporary designer. I did a little digging at V&A online and found the artist was Anna Maria Garthwaite (1690-1763) - http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O91145/design/ , who created designs for the silk textile industry. What appeals to me, aside from the colors and depiction of nature, is the watercolor look of the design... and what do you know, the original was a watercolor (I had no idea about that or the vintage of the design until I looked it up). Mixed in with Garthwaite are a few bolts from another Rowan designer, Martha Negley: Farmington, which includes Feathers, Crabapple Path and Guinea Hen.

--Carol

Walk About in Japan, Tuscany and the Woods

What would happen if a batik, a contemporary print and an Asian panel went walking about... this is Nancy's version of Walk About.

More fresh bolts as promised - these arrived at the beginning of March:

 Tuscany-like olive print, coordinating teals, 'linen' near-solids, red & whites, and dachshunds (not pictured: paw prints)

gold & burgundy grapevines, winery lingo and coordinating prints

Aneela Hoey's 'A Walk in the Woods'

--Carol

New Fabric Rollin' In

I was procrastinating prepping pictures for the next newsletter (coming soon!) and I realized we've been getting a ton of new fabric into the shop. Yes, the shop is still for sale, but Nancy & Diane are continuing to receive fabric and notions. So, over the next few days, I'm going to upload photos of fabrics new to us in the last month. Some of the pictures were snapped of bolts just out of the box, so please pardon the plastic wrap and the quick and messy presentation. 

solids! yes, we are carrying more coordinating solids

Bold & Beautiful (Breezy) by Michelle D'Amore for Benartex

Groovin' - Northcott Fabrics

Caiman (Rowan Design Gallery) & Cosmos from Westminster

--Carol