Looking to make holiday decorations on a dime? Home or office in dire need of some festive feelings?! We're here with a fantastic and FREE holiday trim DIY. Using scraps of fabric from your bottomless scrap bucket, you can create holiday decor galore. We'll show you how to create a tassel garland using only scrap fabric, for free!
For this week's installment of the Textile Design Guide we are gonna have some fun. Meet some of our more eclectic design styles: whimsical, steampunk, novelty, and retro/vintage designs.
Alexi K's surface designs are as unique as he is. After learning how to draw by studying comic books as a kid, Alexi was soon inspired by architecture, modern movements, and bright colors. Through this lens, Alexi creates bold patterns that are sure to start conversation. Learn more about Alexi and what inspires him in the latest installment of our Featured Artist series.
Our unique Customization Tool allows customers to change the color, scale, and repeat of designs. This means one design can turn into hundreds of color, repeat, and scale variations - exponentially increasing your chance of a sale. Check out our tips for optimizing your art files for color, scale, and repeat customization.
Working art-inspired fabrics into your home can add a sophisticated, gallery-like touch to your space. Today, we'll be covering three artistic textile designs styles: abstract, brushstrokes, and watercolor.
Today, we're talking to interior designer Kimberly Perron, who recently launched her own fabric line! Using WeaveUp as one of her on-demand manufacturers, Kimberly is marketing and selling her line without worrying about order minimums or stocking. Read on to learn about her inspirations and the collection.
We're back with the second installment of our Textile Design Guide! Today we'll be covering some common textile motifs: paisley, brocade, and medallions.
Ever wonder what those tags mean when you’re browsing our Design Library? What is ‘Toile,’ and where exactly did it come from? Our in-house textile designers are here to help. Using their wealth of industry knowledge, we created the Textile Design Guide blog series. Each week, we’ll offer a brief history and definition for a handful of fabric motifs, styles, and designs – aka, our design tags! We are kicking off the series with some classic woven and handicraft techniques that have been reinterpreted for the digital age: damask, embroidery, and toile.
New York Fashion Week is the most important fashion event of the season. Everyone who's anyone is there, and this year that list included WeaveUp. We provided custom fabrics for the Stevie Boi collection, CÄBIN. Stevie Boi is the designer behind SBShades. He has worked with Madonna, Lady Gaga and Beyonce, and has been featured in several Vogue editorial shoots. Stevie Boi collaborated with designer and artist Brockstar on several looks for the collection. Brockstar used WeaveUp's unique customization tool to create the perfect CÄBIN fabrics. A few days later, he had his custom fabrics - color variations of Moire Wall 2 and Abstract Grain 4. Read on to hear from Stevie Boi and Brockstar about their inspirations, the power of digital print, and how custom fabrics helped perfect this collection.
Alyssa Panichella used to lust over textiles while shopping for her design consultancy business, Achella Design. After multiple hospitality design shows spent drooling (we assume) over fabulous fabrics, she turned this lust into action. Read on to learn about what inspires Alyssa in this installment of our Featured Artist series!
