How to Design Fabric - Surface Pattern Design

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How to design fabric - I'm sharing how I turned a drawing into a fabric repeat design for my collection Blooms and Bobbins. Blog post with more info and links here ↓
mellysews.com/how-to-design-fabric/
Where to buy this fabric:
www.fatquartershop.com/riley-blake-fabric/blooms-and-bobbins-melissa-mora-riley-blake-fabric
www.fabricworm.com/blandbobymem.html
www.missouriquiltco.com/shop/browse/12595
Wearing in this video - Marigold Dress, pattern available in my shop here: blankslatepatterns.com/products/marigold
Sewn in rayon crepe fabric, out of stock at time of publication

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6 июн 2019

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@WhitneyMarieHicks1 5 лет назад

Congratulations on your fabric line! That’s such an amazing adventure. I can’t wait to get my hands on some of your prints. The florals are just superb and I absolutely love the sewing machines.

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thank you! I'm hoping to have links to buy soon!

@EA-su2zy 5 лет назад

Congratulations Melly! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching!

@sallydingle321 5 лет назад

Gorgeous prints Mel and great tutorial too 👌... thanks so much for sharing 💕👍😘

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@katarina9983 2 года назад

This is just what I've been wondering and not finding. Thank you and a very belated congratulations on your line.

@Mellysews 2 года назад

Thank you!

@DMAC143 3 года назад

This was super helpful! Thanks so much. Your design looked absolutely brilliant!

@Mellysews 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@natashaelliott8764 5 лет назад

Amazing designs! I love your creations! You are very talented, Melissa!

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thank you so much!

@saudkhanbhai8784 3 года назад

I want to many Deisions becues my beznyees fabrices

@cherriesnhoney 5 лет назад

congrats! your collection is beautiful! i, too love your 1st watercolours. lesson is awesome btw, i love hearing and seeing the development side. well done:)

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thank you! Glad the back story is interesting.

@KCSimsStarter 3 года назад

Getting back into this. Thank you for your content and information

@Mellysews 3 года назад

Welcome!

@sharonmoore4381 5 лет назад

I had never thought of making a design to be put on fabric, Thankyou for this tutorial

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@iscavengersam 5 лет назад

I've always wondered about this. Thanks for sharing.

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@jjivy6310 5 лет назад

Congratulations! Beautiful collection ❤

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@calypsowarrior9061 4 года назад

Very pretty designs. Very cool thanks for sharing

@Mellysews 4 года назад

Thank you!

@momgrandma5496 5 лет назад

First, l love watercolors, and your initial flowers are so pretty. The program used to develop your prints looks like fun, once you understand it. Wow, a fabric line with Riley Blake...woohoo!

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thank you! Yes, the Adobe programs have a definite learning curve, but they can do so much.

@lainterioristaarmy 4 года назад

Wonderful explanation! Thank you very much!

@Mellysews 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@AnimeBlaze-qi4jx 3 года назад

Thank you so much! I am planning on studying textile designing and this video helped me understand a lot of things I was very confused about how to design fabric! I love your designs they are beautiful

@Mellysews 3 года назад

Thank you!

@AnimeBlaze-qi4jx 3 года назад

@@Mellysews For the patterns, is it possible if I can use Prisma colored pencils to design them? I plan on drawing my patterns lightly with a pencil, then I will color them in with the colored pencils, and then I will scan them using my printer. Or maybe I can draw patterns using ink or fine liners? Because I am not very good at using watercolor paint or any other kind of paint in general so I was wondering if that could be an option

@Mellysews 3 года назад

@@AnimeBlaze-qi4jx this video is not meant to be a step by step tutorial, this is just a behind the scenes look at how I personally put my personal art on the fabric I design.

@sharonkgw 4 года назад

I loved your collection! I am in search of tools to create designs for cloth diaper PUL. I hope I can make use of the information you provided. Thank you for really informative content.

@Mellysews 4 года назад

Thank you!

@jannawhitten2473 Год назад

Love them!❤

@Mellysews Год назад

Thanks

@staceylokey3290 4 года назад

Very helpful! Thank you! 😀

@Mellysews 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@kathrinelaurence5813 Год назад

This was awesome! Thank you. I'm an absolute beginner in this game... I'm still learning Adobe Illustrator! The information in your video was extremely helpful. Thanks

@Mellysews Год назад

Thanks for watching

@digitalpress6163 2 года назад

great presentation, super design!

@Mellysews 2 года назад

Thank you very much!

@syifaafebriana5787 4 года назад

Thankyou for the information ❣

@Mellysews 4 года назад

You're welcome

@aine4400 4 года назад

absolutely amazing ! just came across your video tutorial - can you do a class on Skillshare - covering this in more detail - I love your overview and while there are how to classes elsewhere - I love how you explain how you double check a repeat (genius); and how and why you scale vs type of fabric - I do art/learning surface pattern - thank you :) - fyi: lack of classes in the background to pattern design and real world stuff - thank you :)

@Mellysews 4 года назад

Glad it's helpful. I do not have a Skillshare class nor current plans to make one. You might find this book helpful for fabric design amzn.to/2RfMHxt

@nicholecooperonline 2 года назад

Thank you

@Mellysews 2 года назад

You're welcome

@MySewingStyle 4 года назад

Hello! Thanks for sharing this helpful video, I was wondering if you could share, where do you send the designed images? I’m looking for an inexpensive company to do that. Thank you!

@Mellysews 4 года назад

I have a contract with a fabric company that I design for, so that wouldn't be applicable to your question. For personal fabric printing you could look at MyFabricDesigns.com but none of the custom fabric companies are inexpensive as it's costly in terms of labor to print small quantities of custom fabric.

@MySewingStyle 4 года назад

Melly Sews thank you so much for your reply.

@vonbondi7471 3 года назад

@@Mellysews Hello, I love your designs! I chose actually picked your designs up for the company I used to work for as a quilting fabric to use. I quit my job as my mother and I want to design fabric independently. I was wondering since COVID-19 has cancelled all conventions and Quilt Market, how have designers been showing their fabric to companies for them to buy? We missed out last year and it sounds like everything is canceled for this year too.

@bellasartstudio3408 3 года назад

This is perfect! I have a project where I need to do exactly what you have done. Do you have some material going in depth on exactly how you set up your canvas, what functions you use to move them around to ensure it matches, how to smooth edges, how to change the colour profiles etc. I'm still feeling a little lost and not sure what to do, or is there even a course online you could recommend? :)

@Mellysews 3 года назад

I don't have a course, just a personal familiarity with the software I'm using.

@faizadjettou1554 3 года назад

Thank you ⚘

@Mellysews 3 года назад

Thanks for watching.

@matildedamigella5918 3 года назад

Thank you for this video, it's very useful as I am just starting to paint designs for fabrics. I use watercolors too and I was wondering ..could you briefly name some of the Photoshop features you use to simplify the colors & color variations please? Thanx

@Mellysews 3 года назад

Which tool I use honestly depends on the image I'm working with, so my best advice would be to do a photoshop course to familiarize yourself with all of them.

@shortyylu 2 года назад

I wishhhh I could get the florals on any type of fabric lol . I have 2 of the floral ones on jersey though. :)

@Mellysews 2 года назад

They’re mostly available in quilting cotton, I can still find some on Etsy occasionally.

@Sweetpotato98967 4 года назад

Hello Melly! I just found your channel and your beautiful designs. It is a very useful video, thanks a lot! I have a question. When you work on your I pad and use a watercolor brush, do you always vectorize it on Illustrator? Im finding quite hard to keep the watercolor effect after vectorizing it. Can you use it just as it is done in the iPad, or that wouldn't work well when printing on fabric? I hope to get your answer :)

@Mellysews 4 года назад

With my fabric, I'm limited to 16 colors, so I have to eliminate some of the gradient or do it by spacing out dots of color.

@agnetahallberg9845 3 года назад

Is one always limited in 16 colors, or is just with vompany you choose to collaborate with. Agneta Hallberg

@iluvitcamilacabello 3 года назад

beauty full

@Mellysews 3 года назад

Thanks

@anujavekhande1477 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this video! The prints are beautiful. :) Can any scanner be used ? Or a photograph ? What works better ?

@Mellysews 3 года назад

I prefer the scanner because I can be sure the art is absolutely flat.

@anujavekhande1477 3 года назад

@@Mellysews thank you :)

@_hvman_ Год назад

Thank yous

@Mellysews Год назад

No problem

@zaccomusic 4 года назад

good content hope you keep update :)

@Mellysews 4 года назад

Thank you, I will

@leafhn 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing this video!!! I’m a brand new surface pattern designer and stumbled upon your video. I’m a long time sewer and mostly made my own sewing patterns. I’ve just browsing through your channel and I think I might learn new things. Are you going to share anything related to surface pattern design? I’m working on my portfolio at the moment to hopefully pitch in next year. Any tips and tricks for me? Thanks a lot!!!

@Mellysews 2 года назад

this video is probably the full extent of any surface pattern design tips and tricks I’ll ever cover.

@ellielopez6239 5 лет назад

Hi, I'm a beginner textile designer learning basically from work but we use nedgraphics. I find it so much easier to use nedgraphics, I am wondering if you ever used that program instead of photoshop? I dont know how to really do repeats on photoshop but after watching some videos I find it to be much more difficult. My question should I take the time to learn how to do it on photoshop for future jobs? Is photoshop the industry standard for surface design?

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

I did not do formal training for textile design, and I am not familiar with that program. I also don't do my repeats in photoshop, I prefer to use Illustrator, as do the majority of the other fabric designers I know.

@tulip5413 3 года назад

HI Melissa, great video. Thank you for sharing. I wanted to ask how do you reduce the number of colours in photoshop from the original watercolour scan to limit the number of colours. What is the process, can you please explain? Thank you.

@Mellysews 3 года назад

It depends, I'd suggest familiarizing yourself with different options in Photoshop. This video is not meant to be a step by step tutorial, this is just a behind the scenes look at how I personally put my personal art on the fabric I design.

@reemmustafa2576 3 года назад

Love it! Where do you have your designs printed? I'm looking for places that would agree to print only 3 meters of my work, but I can't find any. They say the minimum is 10 meters.

@Mellysews 3 года назад

I work with a fabric company that licenses my designs, these aren't small batch prints.

@mls5555 3 года назад

Thank you for the video. Can it be done in photoshop for a beginner? I started designing patterns by hand on paper, I can scan and edit on photoshop?

@Mellysews 3 года назад

It depends. I find some things easier to do in photoshop and some easier in Illustrator, and it depends on the file types needed for printing.

@ElyssaRachel 2 года назад

Once you brought your artwork into Illustrator, did you turn your painting into a vector first (live trace?) or did you keep it pixels from photoshop? Thanks and love this video!

@Mellysews 2 года назад

It depends on what I'd like to do next. This isn't meant to be a step by step instructive video, just an overview of my process.

@aidanmcbride1118 2 года назад

@@Mellysews Thanks so much for this video! Would you consider a more detailed instructive video on this question? I would be very interested to learn more :)

@Mellysews 2 года назад

@@aidanmcbride1118 probably not. There are other classes and books on the marketplace that cover the process in more detail.

@user-gg8ot1oj4r 3 года назад

This video is super helpful. I'm appreciate! but I have one question, Is this is the only way to color separation for water color drawing? It will be nice if there are other way. on photoshop, with out simplify like you did on illustrator. keep original watercolor texture, but colors are separate. can you give me some advice?

@Mellysews 3 года назад

No, this isn't meant to be a comprehensive class, just an overview of my process. I'd suggest a Photoshop specific course, there are always multiple ways to do things within these programs.

@sparrowhawkerdesigns 2 года назад

This is beautiful and thanks for insight. But how do you get the manufacturer/Riley Blake to buy it from you? Did you just email the company with images? I guess I'm asking how do you get your designs published? What's the protocol for that? Thanks!

@Mellysews 2 года назад

I have a contract with them. The process is the same as getting a design contract with any company - you'd want to build a portfolio first, and then either get an agent or network to find the creative director contacts within the industry you want to work in. It also helps if you have an audience full of fans of your work - creative directors like licensing designs that have a built in audience to market to.

@sparrowhawkerdesigns 2 года назад

@@Mellysews thank you so much for your prompt reply. A million years ago I had a career as a mystery novelist (under the name Rett MacPherson) and had a literary agent for that. So where would I look for a design agent? Thank you again!

@user-gf9ud9kv4x 2 месяца назад

Hello, nice to meet you. From Japan , thank you for sharing your experience nice video? First time on your channel. Can you show how to reduce down the colors after you input the image to adobe illustrator? I’m not sure if possible .

@Mellysews 2 месяца назад

Hi, this is just an overview video, it's not designed to be instructive to the level you're asking about.

@lunalou8888 4 года назад

Does it have to be water colour ? Or could it be a drawing ?

@Mellysews 4 года назад

Could be whatever medium you prefer. I just like water color.

@aznahhajji5538 3 года назад

Does the watercolour images imported from photoshop to illustrator is in .png

@Mellysews 3 года назад

It depends on how you save them.

@eleanor.shadow 5 лет назад

Very pretty fabrics, you’re right to be proud of them! Have you tried designing with Affinity Photo and Affinity Design? They’re very similar to Photoshop and such, but created specifically for Apple. No monthly subscription, and much lighter on the computer’s operating system 🙂

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

I have not tried those, but I'm leery of another learning curve or crashing which I've had issues with when using software besides Adobe.

@eleanor.shadow 5 лет назад

@@Mellysews if you know Photoshop you'll know 90% of Affinity. I was apprehensive before I jumped in but once I saw how much quicker my iMac became I was sold :D

@anjalisahu358 3 года назад

Which app you are using? Can anyone tell me im struggling to find an app in Microsoft store.

@Mellysews 3 года назад

I don’t use apps, I use desktop software. Adobe Creative Suite.

@anjalisahu358 3 года назад

Thank for responding!❤️

@sarasarta 5 лет назад

Thank you 😍

@Mellysews 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@uchiha21ish 2 года назад

I have a problem if someone can help pls, how do i design the print so its positioned right after i sew the shirt( ex i want a lion to be in the middle of the back of the shirt. How can i make that happen if i want to print the fabric before sewing)

@Mellysews 2 года назад

Put the outline of the pattern piece on the software you're using to design your print.

@uchiha21ish 2 года назад

Thank you for ur reply, and do you have any video on this ? Or planning on making one? It would be extremely helpful please