Introduction to Spoonflower concepts:
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Local
and Green
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Fabric
printed in USA, and Germany.
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Uses
water based latex inks, and far less water, (under How it Works tab, Process). https://grow.spoonflower.com/sustainability/
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Print
on demand
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Sample
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Fat
quarter
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Yard
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Custom
Prints
o
your
own design
o
thousands
of others they represent
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Multiple
Fabrics (under Fabrics tab) https://www.spoonflower.com/spoonflower_fabrics
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13
woven
§
Cottons
§
Linen
Cotton
§
Polyesters
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7
Knit
§
2
Cotton
§
5
Polyester
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3
Wallpaper
Interesting
Items
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Design
Challenges (under Discover Tab) https://www.spoonflower.com/design-challenge
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Changes
weekly, deadline Tuesday 3pm EDT
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Winner
selected by community vote
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Prizes
in Spoonflower credit
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Fill
a yard (under Fabric Tab) https://www.spoonflower.com/fill-a-yard Price determined by fabric choice.
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A
yard split between two designs split horizontally or vertically?
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Cheater
quilt 9” squares, 2 yards, Petal Cotton at $18.50 a yard, a quilt top for $37.00
plus shipping, and tax. Charity quilt in
a hurry?
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Infinity
Scarf, or Dinner napkins, 2 yards
Website
tour
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Shop
(Look for Join in upper right corner in yellow stripe)
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Set
up Account. https://www.spoonflower.com/register/new
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Fill
out form. Choose a Screen name that
represents your work
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Upload
designs
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Tools
(under Design and Sell tab) https://www.spoonflower.com/design_tools
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Color
map, depends on fabric chosen, price according to yard
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Small
Color Guide $1.00
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Sample
Kit $7.00
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Spoonflower
Handbook $24.75 (Amazon $27.50)
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To
Order fabric
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Choose
a print
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Look
to right of page for Type of Fabric, Size, Amount, Add to Cart
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%10
off when you order your own designs
Info
Sources
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The
Spoonflower Handbook
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Website https://www.spoonflower.com/
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Tutorials
(Under Discover tab) https://www.spoonflower.com/videos
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Techniques,
DIY, News, etc
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Basic
intro see: Triangle Makers and Doers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaOvY93IRj8&feature=emb_logo
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U,Tube
Channel
Roostery for ordering premade items https://www.spoonflower.com/en/roostery
Sample
work
Mine:
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Quilts
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Shirt,
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Holds
everything bag, a pencil bag
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4
block value study for the Kinship project
