Normally if your car is turned sideways and you are still moving forward that would mean something is going horribly wrong, but not if you are drifting. Drifting is a driving technique and a motor sport where a car slides at an angle, with its side moving in the direction of the turn. I know it looks like fun, but don’t go trying this with the family sedan.
If you are following Pickledog on Twitter, you may remember a Tweet about my Top Secret Robot Project. If you’re not following PD on Twitter (shame on you) see what you’re missing? I came across a company online named Spoonflower. Spoonflower is a manufacturer of custom printed fabric, and the best part is - you provide the artwork. Yes, that’s right you design it, they print it by the yard!
The web site
The Spoonflower web site is still Beta, I imagine new features will make their way to the site over time, but it is pretty sweet as is right now. Signing up to the web site is simple, except if you are one of the unlucky people (like me) whose email blocks the Spoonflower conformation email. Fortunately Spoonflower is already equipped with helpful tech support for just such an occasion, and they had me up and running fairly soon.
If you’ve never set up a repeating print before, there is a bit of a learning curve to creating the artwork, and setting up the correct color profiles. Spoonflower’s web site is loaded with helpful “how to” information for all of that as well. For safety, I recommend at least reading through Spoonflower’s file requirements before getting too far into creating your print.
Pricing, and Placing Orders
Prices range from “$18-$32 US per yard” to have your work printed on “quilting-weight, and upholster-weight cottons” according to the Spoonflower web site. If colour matching is super important you can also order custom colour swatches for $5 each. I found that uploading my artwork to their site was easy (read the instructions though.) Filling out the online shipping, and payment forms was also a simple process, and once completed a receipt was emailed to me right away confirming the order.
Now for the Robots
That super secret robot project I mentioned earlier is a fun robot print design!
For the pattern I went with a 9×9″ simple repeat. Drawing each robot first, then assembling the layout. Because of a time constraint I chose not to order a colour swatch ahead of time, but I feel confident that the final fabric will closely match my artwork. Once the fabric arrives I will post a follow up with the results, and reveal exactly what this project is for.
I made this one relatively quickly, but I’m happy as a red hen with how it turned out.
Tune in next week for:
The Egg-cellent Eggs-travaganza
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Take a Henny Leave a Penny
Despite all of the news reports about contagious super germs, Jeremy wondered if maybe his parents were being a wee-bit overprotective.
Hi all! It’s just not a parade without mini-cars!
They said the chance of making the jump was less than one million to one. They didn’t count on “Dynamite” Neil, and his red Super Bike making the impossible jump into the kind-of remotely plausible stunt. YEE-HAH!
Why was 6 so afraid?
Because he saw 7-8-9! 10 also saw what happened, but remained indifferent.
He may not be a leprechaun, but he is small and green. Happy Saint Pats!
Of course she stood in silence, she can’t sit down in that dress!
Here at Pickledog headquarters we have been keepin’ it real, and maintaining a daily connection to the blogosphere only through timely, and insightful Tweets. (I think that’s how the early pioneers survived the harsh winters.) Can you believe that we’re halfway through February already.. it’s time for another drawing!
I’m not sure what this Cuckoo bird is up to? Maybe he’s just impatient, and can’t wait for the clock to strike Twelve, or perhaps it’s all part of his cuckoo master plan..