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The weird and wonderful are often the most fun and Stella Zhang’s installation pieces of fabric and what look like giant knitting needles definitely fits into that category. I like how she talks about using white for its flatness, delicacy, ethereal and quiet qualities. I have no idea how those are suspended. They look like […]

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There are times when I post things where I feel very, very late to the party. I feel this way about the fabrics from China Seas, which apparently everyone already knew were in existence and awesome. We’ve been looking at fabric every weekend. We drive up to Zimman’s in Lynn and paw through rows of […]

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With my affinity for all things nature-y in textiles I came upon Joel Dewberry and his fabrics. His five lines are generally organized into complimentary tones and patterns that are fun and unexpected. My favorites though are the patterns that involve elements like leaves, branches and stamen. These orchid flowers are terrific and I love […]

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I can’t stop myself from jumping, late, onto the Ikat bandwagon. I love that the design is created by dying either the warp or weft of a weave, such a simple change that creates such a distinct, painterly look. In this month’s Elle Decor I came across one I had never seen before from Brunschwig […]

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I’m a big fan of handprinted fabric. I’ve posted on Virginia Johnson here before but today I came upon an Etsy printer, HomeSweet, who is a blockprinting scientist – literally. Her Eyelet pattern above is simple and fresh! I love the varied green shades in her Leaf Weave pattern. Minileaves here – very Orla Kiely!

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I recently got rid of the curtain in my kitchen and decided to make something more cheerful. The previous curtain was made out of Charlie Brown’s t-shirt…at least it seemed that way. The new curtain is out of a beautiful Virginia Johnson print, Teal Waffle, seen below. While I did have to call customs to […]

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In keeping with my creepy Rubie Green affections of late, I wanted to post about Chairloom, a company that takes old chairs, stools, benches, etc and re-upholsters them with contemporary and fabulous fabrics. The above wingback is in Megan by Rubie Green and I think it looks inviting. These stools are in East Village…my future […]