Fabric Patterns

From Publication Station

a project by Marleen van Griethuysen

Inspiration

Inspired by the Pattern Design elective, I decided to use one of the patterns to make a tote bag. In the elective, we had to create patterns with a nature theme. My pattern was inspired by forms of mushrooms.

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Design Decisions

First, I looked for a way to screen print on a big piece of fabric (1,5x3m).

MushroomBag2.jpg When I realised that making the pattern seamless on a big piece of fabric would have been very hard, I decided to first cut the fabric in the pattern for the bags.
I decided the size of my bag will be 40x45cm, then made a simple sewing pattern for the bags.