Free Swatch Day: Thursday, August 20th. Starting
at midnight tonight and lasting through 11:59 pm on Thursday (EST), you
can get up to two free, printed swatches. We're taking Free Swatch Day as an opportunity to raise
money for Heifer International, an organization that provides livestock, training and services to small-scale farmers and communities worldwide.
Have fun. This is a great opportunity for folks new to Spoonflower to
give us a try, so please help us spread the word! We've posted all the
Free Swatch Day details HERE.
New Fabrics!
Remember that fabric survey we posted a few weeks ago? Well, we haven't been able to put together everything you wanted but we do have two very exciting new fabrics to announce based on your suggestions. Free swatches, anyone?
Organic Cotton Interlock Knit ($27/yard). 100% organic cotton. Very soft, natural off-white knit perfect for t-shirts, dresses, baby clothes and more.
- 52" wide (printable area)
- 11 oz per square yard
- Interlock knit stretches along the crosswise grain about 25%
- Certified organic cotton by Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS)
- Appropriate for many kinds of children and adult apparel items
- Machine wash warm or cool using phosphate-free detergent
Bamboo-Cotton Poplin ($27/yard). Rayon made from 40% bamboo / 60% cotton blend has a very soft hand and smooth, absorbent surface.
- 52" wide (printable area)
- 4.3 oz per square yard
- 100 x 70 threads per inch
- Estimated shrinkage: 6% length, 4% width
- Appropriate for apparel items like blouses, shirts, pajamas, dresses, and light skirts, as well as bedding and children's items.
- Machine wash warm or cool using phosphate-free detergent
Do you have to order fabric to get the free swatches?
Hmmm. The free swatches are fabric and you do have to order them to receive
anything… but that’s probably not what you mean. If you mean, ‘do I have
to buy something else to get the free swatches?’ the answer is no. Details
are here:
https://blog.spoonflower.com/free-swatch-day-spoonflower.html
Ummm… no discount is being applied for me. Is this offer good for people in the US only? The details don’t say so, but I’m wondering if this is why I’m not getting the free swatches?
Free Swatch Day is tomorrow:
https://blog.spoonflower.com/free-swatch-day-spoonflower.html
We’ll turn it on at midnight tonight, Eastern Time (NY).
I did mean, “Do I have to buy something else to get the free swatches?”. So
thanks for clarifying that for me. I will be placing an order for sure!!!
Awwwh… I was really looking forward to makings some beautiful things out of silk and linen. Please keep thoses in mind for future fabric options.
Excited about the new fabrics, sad about the price 🙁
Suzy, keep in mind that the new fabrics are wider than our $18 pr/yd 42″ quilting-weight cotton. If you look at the price per square foot rather than per linear yard, the new fabrics are not much more expensive than our least expensive fabric.
A bit of trivia that might interest some people: with digital textile printing the cost of the ink on a yard of fabric is often more expensive than the fabric itself.
That is really great info to know, thank you so much for replying. My orders are in the mail and I can’t wait to see the results!
Thanks so much and I look forward to doing lots of business with you 🙂
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It is really good to know about something what you have been looking for since ages
I was searching for these things about using silk for crafts since a year and fortunately I found your blog. Thanks for updating all what you know