Have you ever used SPOONFLOWER?
07-18-2011, 01:58 PM
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http://www.spoonflower.com/about
This is a company were you can have your own fabric "printed".
Of course printed seems to be the key word. They use a water-based pigmented ink. So is it any wonder that the designs do not hold up when washed?
Here is one quilter's tale of woe!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frencht...ke/4399660496/
what gets me, is the HUGE $$ people are paying for this stuff!
Have you used their fabric and if so what did you make? Did it hold up to washing? Can you show us?
This is a company were you can have your own fabric "printed".
Of course printed seems to be the key word. They use a water-based pigmented ink. So is it any wonder that the designs do not hold up when washed?
Here is one quilter's tale of woe!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frencht...ke/4399660496/
what gets me, is the HUGE $$ people are paying for this stuff!
Have you used their fabric and if so what did you make? Did it hold up to washing? Can you show us?
07-18-2011, 03:14 PM
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Only got a sample of my painted shoes from Spoonflower...fabric was wayyyyy too thing!! didn't test the washing issue... Now I've gotten a printed piece from fabricsondemand.com Wonderful people to deal with and awesome 4 ounce cotton fabric.
07-18-2011, 04:13 PM
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I ordered a yard for my son and was not that taken with it. It was very thin. I just used it for a ipad cover and backed it with corduroy so it worked for that project. I don't think I would order for a quilt.
07-18-2011, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by quilting.addict
Only got a sample of my painted shoes from Spoonflower...fabric was wayyyyy too thing!! didn't test the washing issue... Now I've gotten a printed piece from fabricsondemand.com Wonderful people to deal with and awesome 4 ounce cotton fabric.
07-18-2011, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by MellieKQuilter
Originally Posted by quilting.addict
Only got a sample of my painted shoes from Spoonflower...fabric was wayyyyy too thing!! didn't test the washing issue... Now I've gotten a printed piece from fabricsondemand.com Wonderful people to deal with and awesome 4 ounce cotton fabric.
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07-18-2011, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by quilting.addict
Originally Posted by MellieKQuilter
Originally Posted by quilting.addict
Only got a sample of my painted shoes from Spoonflower...fabric was wayyyyy too thing!! didn't test the washing issue... Now I've gotten a printed piece from fabricsondemand.com Wonderful people to deal with and awesome 4 ounce cotton fabric.
getting fabric produced in todays market is NOT easy..I know famous designers getting nothing but rejections right now...good luck to you!
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