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Adapting to a New Spoonflower Color Profile (Argh!)
If you follow me over on Instagram you might have seen a series of photos I posted about Spoonflower’s new color profile that they adopted earlier this spring. It was a complete surprise to me when I got an order of fabric in designs that I print all of the time to see that some of the colors in my designs shifted dramatically. Here’s what I mean. The colors I expected are on the top; the new fabric is the colors on the bottom.
For some designs this might not really matter, but [read more…]
Ask me anything: Bright spots in your work day
In an “Ask Me Anything” post, I pull out a card from a conversation starter deck and answer it. Today’s question is “What is something that happens at work that makes your whole day better?”
I work a pretty unusual kind of job. I don’t have co-workers; there’s no water cooler. Usually it’s just me and my computer and that can feel pretty lonely some days. So the thing that absolutely makes my day is when someone takes the time to comment on something I’m doing. Whether it’s a comment on Instagram, a reply to an email newsletter or a note [read more…]
1929 Collection for the Guthrie Theater Store
I was delighted to be invited once again to design a collection of fabrics inspired by the Guthrie Theater’s summer musical. The copyright holders of this year’s show were very strict about how the show could be mentioned or quoted so I am not going to call it out by name, but it’s set in 1929 Berlin and revolves around a variety show in a risqué nightclub. I often use song lyrics from musicals as a starting point for designs, but given the sometimes dark and seedy subject matter for this show, that just wasn’t inspiring designs that felt like [read more…]
Tutorial: How to do a 3-Thread Serger Rolled Hem on Chiffon
Last week I went down a rabbit hole of trying to learn how to use the narrow rolled hem foot for my new Bernina sewing machine. The main thing I have learned is that there is a major learning curve. But the other thing I noticed was that there are a lot of half tutorials for how to use that foot and none that actually show finishing a project with it. (Or at least none that I found). Specifically I couldn’t find information about how to do corners, like when you are hemming a rectangular scarf.
So this tutorial is not [read more…]
Hi, I’m Becka.
Talking about fabric design, teaching, and the life and business of being an artist.
Teaching online and in person classes in embroidery, handcrafts, technology, fabric design and artist business skills. Co-author of The Spoonflower Handbook.
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