Flemish Fire Tiles (18thC)

From the 18th until the 20th century fireplace tiles from Flanders were manufactured in red pottery. They were decorated with white clay inlaid motifs in a very recognizable stylistic way. Afterwards the tile was covered with lead glaze. These type of tiles were simply named after their ornamental patterns, such as Lily tiles or Lion tiles.

Illustrator - learn the basics at FTM London

Read more info on this 3-day course here.

Nike Flyknit

A new technology that changes the way footwear is constructed.  Knitting Industry blog provides the full story behind this precision engineering in its purest form.

V&A Created Exclusively

Pop Textile Repeat Patterns in Photoshop

List of 50 visiting countries

E-repeats.com has visitors all over the world.
Being 1 year online, we wanted to find out the
distances we have already bridged. Virtual, that is.

Here's a list of 50 countries that

We're on Print & Pattern

Have you seen our ad on the 'Print & Pattern' blogspot ?

Circular knitting machine at Audax (NL)

Circular knitting machine spotted at Audax Textile museum Tilburg NL.

The needles are mounted vertically in a circle and produces cylindrical (tubular) fabrics without seams.

Books on Textile Design

Interested in learning more on how to design your patterns with Adobe Photoshop, Elements or Gimp? These books by Frederick L. Chipkin will help you out!

INTIRIO TRENDS 2012-2013

Daily Beauty, Beauty of Honesty, Utopian Beauty

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the ultimate guide to repeats

If you have great ideas on surface pattern design, but you’re not sure where to start, then this self-study module by designer Michelle Fifis is for you!

In this class students will learn:

1. How to create square and half-drop repeats in Illustrator and Photoshop


2. How to evaluate artwork to decide if a square or halfdrop repeat is needed


3. How to prepare artwork for textile design production through color separations


4. How to label artwork for factory production, including a downloadable template

INDIGO PARIS FASHION EDITION

Five inspiring topics from the Indigo Fashion Team:

New Design Britain Awards

New Design Britain Awards gives recognition to young design talent for innovative and ground-breaking work. Finalists works will be on display at Interiors Uk 2012, with the winners being announced at the show.

Interiors UK runs from 22-25 january 2012
at the NEC Brimingham.

QR code embroideries

Quick Response Code embroideries by National Garments - seen at the Smart Room > Tio3 - Ronse Belgium

Recycled newspaper

Recycled spun newspaper transpose in all kinds of upholstery. Manufactured and designed by Greetje van Tiem and shown at the Textielweekend - Ronse Belgium.

Seen at FUTURO textiles Ronse Belgium

Luminous swimsuit developed by LEITAT  in 2008 for the Spanish National synchronized swimming team at the Olympic Games in Peking 2008. The swimsuit has an internal waterproof LED-light circuit with lithium batteries that has the necessary elasticity to perform energetic choreography.
Seen at FUTURO Textiles Ronse (B).

Brangwyn cover 1935

Book cover design by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956)
for the Barbizon House Record - London 1935.

International Trade Exhibition - London 1917