Introducing Verbena! A two color panel print, inspired by the hardy perennial Verbena Bonariensis and my current obsession with making my own clothes. I'm fascinated by how print affects a garment. My new sewing hobby has me paying more attention to line weight, positive and negative space, and color combinations when it comes to...
August flowers for your devices. It's been a while since I've added a new wallpaper download to the blog. Just a reminder that these free downloads are for non-commercial use. Please give attribution when sharing and free feel to share with your friends. Check out wallpapers from the past, (there's a...
Over at Sara Parker Textiles, we're releasing a new yardage design in the coming week! And to celebrate, I thought it would be fun to create an 8x10 limited edition print that's inspired by the pattern. Verbena Bonariensis is a strong stem perennial reaching about 4-5 feet high with dainty...
Lora Avedian is a multidisciplinary textile artist in London, using traditional needlecraft techniques to create bespoke soft furnishings for fashion, art, and homewares. My work as a textile artist uses traditional embroidery techniques as a way to translate my drawings from my visual research into stitch. I often look at...
I’m excited to share a new section on our website to facilitate custom print orders. Head to the top of our home page and see Print-To-Order. Here you can view all our designs in one place and access an order form for each design. Within each design page there is...
I'm excited to share this new print - Coreopsis - in our Meg Crossbody Bags. This design is inspired by the summery wildflower, Coreopsis. (It's also called tickseed, but that sounds like you're growing ticks!) (floral images via Mt. Cuba Center) Coreopsis is a great pollinator plant for the garden,...
I’m rather chuffed to see our Mini Bundles and Fabric Buttons amidst the beautifully curated selection of needlecraft tools and supplies that is Brooklyn Haberdashery. Kristen and Anthony opened BH in 2016 and have since grown into the go-to online source for interesting and well crafted haberdashery. I was...
Summer-nap by Terri Guillemets I drifted into a summer-napunder the hot shade of July,serenaded by a cicada lullaby,to drowsy-warm dreams of distant thunder.
I love seeing our fabrics in the wild- the variety in the pictures of the projects you've sent me is truly inspiring! From interior designers crafting an amazing room to sewists skillfully making keepsakes, to others simply fulfilling a burst of creativity. I'm working on an archive of project images that customers have...
In this new blog series, I'll be sharing the artists, designers, and makers that inspire us here at Maisilene. Nothing fancy- just pictures of fantastic work! First up is Julie Moon. Working in Toronto, Canada, Julie makes sculptural and wearable ceramics, formed by hand then intricately painted. Sources and links...
Last month I participated (kinda) in Me-Made-May, an online challenge created by Zoe of SoZo blog. Here's a bit from Zoe's blog about the ins and outs: Me-Made-May is a challenge designed to encourage people who make their own clothes to develop a better relationship with their handmade wardrobe. You set the specifics of your...
(For your listening pleasure - All the Greens of June) A few years ago I gave myself a monthly challenge to create a limited edition 8x10 screen print for the year. I highlighted each print on the SPT blog and now I'm housing them here in the Maisilene shop. This...
Our print assistant, studio helper, precision sewist, meal planning guru, budding horticulturalist and style maven Lizzie has completed a new quilt and I wanted to share it here for safe keeping. Lizzie assembled this quilt improv style, inspired by the works and teachings of Sherri Lynn Wood and her freeing book, The Improv...
Overprints are what we call the serendipitous print that happens during production when two designs overlap. Sometimes we plan for these in the print studio, but other times they happen just because we’re working on multiple orders and trying to eliminate fabric waste. Up until recently, we’ve been saving these...
I’m really excited these kits have been a hit in the shop. (Though of course they are because Karen Stevens is a master at her craft!) They’re really, really fun for me to put together. This next batch of kits I made in grey and purple color stories. The purple color...
June 8, 2020 Dear friends,I’ve had a hard time trying to figure out how to address what the heck is going on in the world. It’s unfathomable, horrible, and sad... and been going on way too long. What is comforting is knowing that so many of us are rallied together...
