How To Print Your own Fabric And Make A Dress

Hi guys!

Happy Monday. Here's a little bit of Monday Motivation for you all by way of this dreamy new Stevie dress sewing pattern from the power house that is Tilly and the Buttons. 

Here's a little behind the scenes video with fellow model the lovely Sew Happy Alex.

You might notice the model is rather familiar and you're right. Not only did I model this gorgeous new dress pattern Tilly created but I also printed the fabric! And you can too via this DIY guest post I wrote all about it over on Tilly's blog. Oh and I used a Parsnip to print with if you can believe it! Get the full how to over on Tilly's blog. I used a parsnip to had print a random repeat pattern for this pink linen from my fabric stash. It's so simple and so much fun. The best thing about it is that each print is totally unique. If you're keen to learn a bit more about print design and fabric printing then check out my book How to Print Fabric for all the know how, tips and tricks.

Here are some more snaps of the dress so you can see the complete print design.

Enjoy!

Zeena X

Exciting news - My First Book is arriving soon!

I can't believe how long it's been since i've blogged... it's one of those things that when you run your own business like I do always it ends up at the bottom of a very long to-do list - sadly!

So to get back into blogging I have some very exciting news to share and this will also explain why I have been ever so busy over the last year! I am very pleased to announce the soon arrival of my debut book 'How to Print Fabric - Kitchen-table techniques for over 20 hand printed home accessories'If you're following me on Twitter or Instagram you'll already know all about this as i've been sharing lots of sneaky peeks. 

So to share a bit more about the book and my inspirations... I wanted to share my skills, ideas and the techniques I use to create my print designs for fabrics but also for those of you that wanted to do it at home. I have so many lovely people come to my printing workshops that would like to continue using the skills they have learnt at home but worry they might need lots of space or expensive equipment. The answer is no and in my book I show you how to use everyday household objects such as a lint roller to print with. I also use elastic bands for printing with, cardboard tubes and the end of a pencil! 

I've collaborated with the wonderful team at Stitch, Craft, Create to film some HOW TO video snippets of projects in my new book. Have a watch here

You can pre-order your copy of my new book on AMAZON or via my website for a signed copy that will arrive with a special gift!

To celebrate the arrival of the book we'll also be running a Blog Hop together, so i'm kicking this off here! Keep your eyes peeled for where we go next!

I hope you enjoy reading it & happy printing!

Zeena x