Fabric design

Looking for the perfect unique dress? Or haven't found a shirt with a nice print yet? Or a scarve that matches your sweater? Or looking for a great personal gift?
We have the solution: design and make it yourself!

As you can see in the video at the end, a scarf can be made in minutes, so it's easy to make a personal gift!

Just follow these simple steps!

Step 1: Find your project and sewing pattern

The first step is of course to figure out what you are going to make.
Is it going to be a unique summer dress? Or a personal bag or scarve to give as a nice present. Or a pillow for your new couch?

Whatever you want to make, you'll need a sewing pattern.
Luckily the internet is full of sewing patterns and instruction videos! You can find nice free patterns at So Sew Easy and Mood Sewciety and Sew Magazine.

Is sewing quite new for you? Then it might be useful to start with an easy project and maybe some (online) sewing lessons. Then you will not only get acquainted with sewing, you'll probably also learn some very usefull tips and tricks! For example, you can follow the instruction video in step 4 for a nice infinity scarve.

Step 2: Choose the fabric

Now you know what your are going to make, you're able to choose a suitable fabric. Perhaps the type of fabric is mentioned in the pattern. If not, hopefully you can find one with this overview of types and structures.
As you probably know, there are a lot of different types of fabric. Here are some common types with their properties:

• Cotton: a soft, fluffy staple fiber fabric, used for textile products as t-shirts, jeans (denim) and towels
• Polyester: a strong, wrinkle resistant, quick drying fabric, used for clothing, pillows and curtains. Because it is not breathable, this type of fabric is not very suitable for summer apparel.
• Rayon (viscose) a light-weighted, soft and smooth fabric, used for clothing like dresses, blouses and sarees.
• Silk: a soft, shiny, light-weighted and breathable fabric, used for comfortable, delicate pieces as shirts, blouses, camisoles and coats.
• Linen: a smooth, strong and quick drying fabric, used for summer apparel and table cloths. Comfortably in hot weather, but wrinkles easily.

For fabrics different structures can be used, which give the fabric specific properties. Think about satin, canvas, jersey or voile. Important properties are the elasticity and the weight. Of course, you don't want a heavy fabric for a summer dress and for tight apparel a stretch fabric is necessary.

Chosen your fabric? Don't forget to buy a matching thread and other sewing supplies.

Step 3: Design your print

Found your sewing pattern and type of fabric? Then it's time to design the print!
Here are some properties that can be important for your design:

• The colors: Choose some colors that look good on you and maybe match other clothes. Be aware that colors are printed different on different types of fabric. So it can be useful to order a test print first.
• The structure: How much randomness do you want? For more or less randomness you can set size and color ranges and choose different rotations of the figures.
• The content: Choose a figure that you like (e.g. an animal or a flower) or for a more regular pattern choose a geometric shape like a square or a triangle .

Need some inspiration? Have a look in the gallery. You can click on any example to open it in the designer.

Step 4: Sew!

After ordering your fabric you can start sewing! Of course, the particular steps depend on your chosen project. A tip for all projects: don't hesitate to search for help. It's always useful to see how to do something before you start. Want to make an infinity scarf? Then you can watch the following instruction video: