Dotty About Roses

Yesterday was not a good day. A lot goes wrong behind the scenes that I don't often share as I don't like to be negative here. Let's just say that it was fortunate that I was working alone as those responsible for the mishaps may have been seriously injured (by me). You know who you are.

Now back to being positive - I did several colour tests on the new linens (see previous post) but am still not 100% happy with the results. I did however print some samples of my new tea towel design - "Dotty About Roses", inspired by my love of cross-stitch.

This one is a very dark red mixed with a little black. I'm thinking of calling this shade 'Midnight Rose'. Do you like it on the natural?

I also printed a creme sample as it our most popular colour on natural linen. I should probably print a red version and am thinking of including pretty colourways like a pink and a light blue on white linen towels. I guess you won't know if you like them until you see samples.

The "Dotty About Roses" will soon be available as a fabric print too. I'm a little worried that the details may be lost when we print the yardage as they are quite fine and I was restricted by how many even-numbered rows (for repeat to work) fit across my screen. We'll see what happens when I test the screen today with my still intact printing partner.

Thanks to the readers who suggested a colour for the green linen (again see previous post). I did find a match on my Pantone guide that was called 'Gray Green' but that seemed too boring a name. The next closest match was 'Sage Green' and I like the sound of that.

In response to Amanda's question, the new fabrics do have a 'shot' look because of the 2-colour weave and this adds a wonderful depth to the texture.

The new linen fabrics are now available for purchase on the website and at a new reduced price plus free shipping (with Australia). Swatches are available. Did I mention that the fabrics been sanforized? That's pre-washed and pre-shrunk without chemicals to you and me. Celebrations all around!