Meet Spoonflower.com - Custom fabrics for custom interiors
I’m sure I’m not the only person who has searched high and low for the perfect fabric to pull your space together. I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s come up empty handed as well. So often I have this image in my head of exactly what I want, only to realize 26 fabric stores later that what’s in my head doesn’t exist anywhere else! Enter Spoonflower (www.spoonflower.com).
This custom fabric company will produce what you want for $18-23/yard (easy to spend even at Fabricland, never mind a designer fabric store) with no minimum order. You can also order a swatch (8″x8″) for $5 or a “fat quarter” (21″x18″) for $11. All prices are in US dollars don’t forget. The shipping rates are currently being updated, but last year’s prices range from $2 for the swatches to $12 for 3 yards. Very reasonable! There are some pretty specific formatting requirements for sending your JPG file, but it’s very well explained and looks easy to do. They even have colour charts you can download so you can use specific tried and true Spoonflower colours. All their printing is done on broadcloth.
Okay, less technical, more fun. You can create your own fabric to print or you can purchase a pattern that’s already been submitted. Since it’s a doomy gloomy rainy day out my window, here’s a print I found in their library which I put in a half-brick
layout for an 8″x8″ swatch. Keep in mind it’s important to remember your scale. This little girl may get a bit busy if I were to upholster a whole chair with her!
If designing your own fabric in Photoshop is a bit too technically advanced for you (ie What is this “Photoshop” thing you keep mentioning?!), never fear, Spoonflower has a textile designer that can help you. This is priced on a per project basis, so your guess is as good as mine, but I think it would be worthwhile to get EXACTLY what you want if you’re not able to produce it yourself.
The long and the short of it is simply, wow, finally. From my head to broadcloth, I love it! Since I’ve just re-covered my accent cushions in my vintage t-shirt project, I don’t really have much of an excuse at the moment to order something fabulous from Spoonflower. However I DO need a headboard, so perhaps there is another upholstery project in the works and an order soon to be placed with the lovely people at Spoonflower! I’ll keep you updated as to how the process goes.