Create Your Own Fabric Line with WeaveUp
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.
Textile Design Guide: Paisley, Brocade, Medallions
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.
Textile Design Guide: Damask, Embroidery, Toile
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.
NYFW Designer Creates Garments Using WeaveUp Fabrics!
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.
Our Guide to Drapery Fabrics
Anyone who has installed window treatments will tell you they are worth the effort. They take a space from looking good to looking finished – they are the closer of the interior design world. They can also provide privacy, light filtration, insulation, and can protect your furniture and belongings from the sun’s rays. Plus, they are an excellent way to show off your style in the form of stellar fabrics. Today we’re going to help you find those stellar fabrics. From heavy-weight and formal to sheer and airy, we’re breaking down the best fabric choices for common window treatments. Read on!
3 Mix & Match Collections for Your Fall Table
It may still be hot and humid out, but fall is quickly approaching. With fall comes dinner parties, holiday gatherings, and general merry making around the dining room table. It's time to pull out your rolled hem sewing foot and get started on some fresh dining decor! Our in-house curation team pulled together three mini collections of tabletop-ready designs. Click through each image to shop the design. And don't forget to reference Our Guide to Tabletop Fabrics when picking fabrics. Happy decorating! Fun Retro 4 point 2 Florida Geo 2 Turn up the Music Optical Grid City Lights Weave Line Squares Harvest Spice Solei Floral Happy Stripe Rigsby Diamond Del Mar Diamond Dotted Landing Bay Floral Bark & Gold Botanical Garden 2 Dearborn Triangles 11 Hungarian Folk Floral Rattle Box 5 Philips Chevron Shop other great prints in our Design Library - with over 12,000 designs and more added everyday!
Picnic Perfect Prints for July 4th
Whether it's on the beach or in the backyard, there's nothing quite like grilling out on July 4th. Our mouths are practically watering just thinking about grilled corn and ice cold sangria. One thing we love about summer cookouts is the chance to bust out bright fabrics! Napkins, tablecloths, picnic blankets - we can't resist a summery print. We had our Design Lead, Janie, pick a few of her favorite custom fabric designs for summer cookouts. These patterns are all ready to customize, print, and sew for your next al fresco dinner. What's more classic than polka dots and gingham? This threesome feels like a modern twist on the classic vinyl tablecloth. From left to right, our picks for napkin, tablecloth, and placemat. Dots Square Dancing Floral Motif Refresh your tabletop with this lemon-lime trio. Our picks for napkin, tablecloth, and placemat from left to right. Sweet Radius Lenny Plaid Dandy Diamond A spunky floral and pops of colorful dots take the traditional red and white gingham fabric to the next level. From left to right our picks for napkin, tablecloth, and placemat. Twilight Stars II Hungarian Folk Floral Gingham Plaid You can shop even more of Janie's favorite summertime fabrics here! We'd love to see how you use fabric to dress up your July 4th weekend - share using #weaveup on social media. We're off to fire up the grill and bust out the beach towels. We wish you a fabulous July 4th!
Announcing Our First Knit Fabric!
You can now make completely custom clothing using your fabric designs and our Stretch Knit jersey! Read on to learn more. Your reaction to our Huesteria™ leggings convinced us that we needed to offer that same fabulous fabric to our custom print lineup. Today, it's official: you can now order printed yardage or samples of our newest fabric, Stretch Knit.
Announcing the Huesteria Collection
Here at WeaveUp, we believe in the power of color. Color can transform a space, change your mood, or brighten your day. The more we worked with our Huesteria™ Palette, the more we felt the good vibes this gorgeous color grid exudes, and an idea sparked. What if we could take our favorite color palette out into the world, everyday? The Huesteria™ Apparel Collection was born.
4 Reasons to Use Blackout Curtains
Have you ever had a street light parked outside your window? Ever wished for a few more hours of darkness on a sunny Saturday morning? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then blackout curtains should be added to your decorating hack list.
Most people don’t realize that blackout curtains do so much more than just keep light out. Read on to learn other benefits of this versatile fabric.
