Strike-offs in the colorway "Wardle's Sky-Blue"
My next collection of reproduction fabric for Moda, called The Morris Workshop, is based on designs by English artist William Morris and his colleagues. The prints were designed by Morris himself with two from his major design partner John Henry Dearle. Dearle began as an assistant when he was a boy and took over the firm's art direction after Morris's death in 1896.
Sales reps are showing the collection to quilt shop owners now and the yardage should be in stores in July. Click on this link to Moda to see the individual pieces.
http://mordac.unitednotions.com/storefrontB2CWEB/browse.do?action=refresh_browse&ctg_id=108767.
The fabric shown is what those in the fabric trade call strike-offs, the proofs. These are snippets of the prints in various colorways (color variations). The prints in the pictures are those I picked out of a larger group of possibilities. I should remember to photograph the ones I didn't pick---it's interesting to see how some things just don't work. But I think these work really well and reflect the Morris aesthetic.
I named the colorway, a pale indigo shade, after Thomas Wardle (1831-1909), the dyer who collaborated with Morris for many years. You can digitally leaf through some Wardle pattern books in the collection of the Whitworth Art Gallery of the University of Manchester by clicking here. If you love Morris and Morris-style fabrics this is a real treat. http://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/collection/recentprojects/wardle/bookbrowsedisplay/index.html?b=25049&p=14
Sales reps are showing the collection to quilt shop owners now and the yardage should be in stores in July. Click on this link to Moda to see the individual pieces.
http://mordac.unitednotions.com/storefrontB2CWEB/browse.do?action=refresh_browse&ctg_id=108767.
The fabric shown is what those in the fabric trade call strike-offs, the proofs. These are snippets of the prints in various colorways (color variations). The prints in the pictures are those I picked out of a larger group of possibilities. I should remember to photograph the ones I didn't pick---it's interesting to see how some things just don't work. But I think these work really well and reflect the Morris aesthetic.
I named the colorway, a pale indigo shade, after Thomas Wardle (1831-1909), the dyer who collaborated with Morris for many years. You can digitally leaf through some Wardle pattern books in the collection of the Whitworth Art Gallery of the University of Manchester by clicking here. If you love Morris and Morris-style fabrics this is a real treat. http://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/collection/recentprojects/wardle/bookbrowsedisplay/index.html?b=25049&p=14
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