Spoonflower

[alias_sqbr]

Oh man. I just found this site that lets you upload fabric designs and then buy/sell them, kind of like Cafepress etc do for shirts.

There is some cool stuff:

• Mathematical equations!
  
• Space invader gingham
  
• Caffiene
  
• Robots
  
• Buttons!
  
• Interesting abstract shapes
  

YOU GUYS I COULD MAKE A DRESS OUT OF MY THESIS OMG

(Unfortunately I think my skinflint-yness will probably stop me doing anything quite so dramatic. But I might buy a small amount of something interesting to add as a highlight to plainer cheaper fabrics)

Comments

[greteldragon.livejournal.com]

So fucking awesome.

I like the idea of someone downloading books from gutenburg and turning it into material...

I'm lucky I'm broke and can only do one crafting project at a time. :P

[alias_sqbr]

There's so much cool stuff in the public domain!

Yeah I'm not letting myself think about it until I finish the sewing I already have started :)

[greteldragon.livejournal.com]

I agree. My trouble is how much I hate reading for a long time on laptops. Short fanfic sure. Anything else: fuck that shit. :P

Yeah... *looks at all her current projects* I do like the idea of having throw rugs and cushions covered in old famous sf works... but that can wait.

[alias_sqbr]

Oh, not to read, just to steal images/text from :)

[ilumiari.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking of ordering some sample prints from them for a while now, if you do order anything want to share postage?

[alias_sqbr]

In theory, but I can see me being REALLY slow to think of what I want, so don't wait for me.

[ilumiari.livejournal.com]

:P I've been umming and ahhhring about it since they opened their first round of beta testing.

[alias_sqbr]

Hah. Right, well if one of us ever decides to make an order they can contact the other to see if they're almost ready to do so too :)

[lilysea.livejournal.com]

Very cool! Thank you! :)

[sanguinity]

OMG YOU COULD MAKE A DRESS OUT OF YOUR THESIS OMG!!

[alias_sqbr]

:D