Catch a Fish

The ugly Thea & Sami studio wall is no more.  We have painted it white and proudly added our own art work.  This is the Fraser Island design printed on organic cotton twill and stretched over an art canvas frame found at our local dollar store.  The design is also available for purchase in our on-line store in hemp/organic cotton.

This is my favourite fabric at the moment, especially in "Aqua Sky". 

As our base fabrics are all white, I have created this as a reverse print so that the background can be any colour we choose to use.  Of course, more ink is used in the screen-printing so this design is more expensive than others.

We have included a neutral shade appropriately named "Sandy Beach".

Or do you prefer our "Starfish Pink", cleverly named by Eleni of Curlyhead Design to fit in with our beachy themes?

I am checking out some local manufacturers today to help expand our home decor range with cushions, etc. I am thinking of stretching some fabric over canvas to sell as artwork too, what do you think?

Swim Fish, Swim

I love our new screen-printed fish fabric! I have named this design "Fraser Island" after the world's largest sand island known for its beautiful, crystal clear lakes as well as the abundance of surrounding ocean fish life. This is keeping within our Queensland inspired themes.



This was our first test print yesterday in a custom-mixed aqua colour. We will be confirming two more colourways soon. I can just see this fabric used in nurseries or bathrooms, don't you?

In response to Anabel's question; there are two special people who are currently helping me screen-print with the large screens. The printers are my husband Voyt and Eleni, my cousin who I will be introducing to you shortly. Both are working for love right now.



Wish us luck tomorrow as we will be attempting to move our 7 m long screen-printing table to the studio next door without having to take it apart. I am very nervous about it!

I would also like to send a big thank you to Sara for featuring Thea & Sami on her blog: Faith, Hope and a Whole Lotta Love.

The Big Catch.

I am really looking forward to going to the Thea & Sami studio today as the new fish screen has arrived. See my previous post on positively fishy.



As you can see, the screen is almost as tall as Voyt (husband) and he is no shorty at 179 cm (5' 11") tall. Please excuse the sandal wearing in the middle of our winter but he is Polish.



I will be registering the screen to make sure that the design is printed straight and evenly across the fabric. The most exciting part is always screen-printing a design for the first time. I can't wait to see the fish on the organic cotton fabric!