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Create Seamless Fabric prints in Photoshop

If you have aspirations to be a fabric pattern design artist, Photoshop is right there on top as a magic tool for all your creative work. When I worked at an advertising company, watching their technical team create different effects in Photoshop, it looked like a very difficult task. But after using it now, I … Read more

I tried Eco-printing: both pounding & steaming and here is what worked

I love all kinds of printing on textiles and love all things sustainable and also love all things botanical (read: looking at flowers). So it was a given that I would also love eco-printing. But… reality proved to be a bit more nuanced than “love.” “Passable,” more like. Maybe because all those influencers teaching me … Read more

6 Easy Ombre Fabric DIY ideas for your Sewing Projects

Ombre refers to the gradual blending of one color to another or a gradual change of light color to dark – imagine colors fading into each other. This shading mimics a lot of colors in the nature and is used in textile design to add visual depth. You just have to design your colors so … Read more

DIY Mural Painting on a T-Shirt (Tutorial)

Ok, I know, mural painting is meant for the walls. But it is a lot easier to do it on clothes. And a lot more practical and functional. You can easily transfer the exquisite beauty of mural painting onto our favourite piece of clothing of all times, the common t shirt, and by doing so, … Read more

Easter Bunny Appliqué and Other Festive Motifs for Clothes

Easter is primarily about celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his crucifixion, so it is inherently associated with several religious motifs. Additionally, Easter is also associated with the arrival of spring, symbolizing life, fertility, and rebirth. Thus, motifs related to these themes are also there. Decorating home with all these Easter motifs … Read more