After a surprising amount of debate about the meaning of the phrase folk tale, we're pleased to offer 129 fanciful takes on various folk tales in the form of fabric designs. Vote for as many as you like and we'll deliver the results next week. Have fun!
The participants this week are:
- The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (竹取物語) by mariao
- "attention au grand méchant loup !" by nadja_petremand
- 'The Emperor's New Clothes' by Hans Christian Andersen (please zoom for detail and repeat) by scrummy
- 3 little pigs, zoom for details by 7monsters_t_inc
- A Broken Promise by helenklebesadel
- A Fable: Thumbelina Be true to your heart by virginiao*aka*vo
- A Kit for Protection Against Bad Faeries (PLEASE ZOOM) by sarahwalden/peacoquettedesigns
- Aladdin`s Lamp & Magical carpet by createdgift
- Allison's Alligator by aunt_lucy
- © 2011 How the leaves get their colors by glimmericks
For once I voted for quite a few of the fabrics.
I take this opportunity to explain a little bit how I vote on the spooflower contests.
Of course I voted for the design tht are esthetically appealing to me. But I had a few criterias to my choice.
– True to the theme: I give the designers a good margin around the theme, but even if I LOVE a design, I don’t vote for the ones that are not repecting the theme at all – in my opinion.
– Fit for fabric: I always remember that the designs are supposed to be printed on and used as a piece of fabric. Therefore I think they should have a graphic appeal that allow them to be really used as fabric. The repeat is also scrutinised (quickly, because there are really too much choice in most of the contests).
– Well made: clean (but not raw) design, with well chosen colours, good position and repeat and a well-finished aspect win a bonus point!
If the design is in the theme, graphically of iconographically surprising, in beautiful or nice colours and I can imagine using the resulting fabric in an inspiring project, I fell in lova and may well go back cancel all my other votes to give my voice to one swatch only. It has happened once or twice.
I must say I tried to create a swatch or two. It is really difficult, and I admire all participants for their time and efforts.
I would be very interested to read how everyone is voting.
Best wishes to all
I just loosed a long comment about how I vote in those contests. Now I will just say how much I would like to know how everyone vote… I look for
Beauty: appealing to my eye
Fit for fabric: must be enjoyable and interesting from different distances; repeat and placement of motives well thought; Readable after printing on a fabric…
Well done: neither crude hand design nor crude digital design. Finished, balanced, well placed and repeat, color palette well balanced…
True to the theme: If the design is very good but does not fit in the theme imho I do not vote for it.
Also, even if most of the time I do not look at the designer’s name, if it is from a multi-winning designer it must really blow me away to get my vote: I am all for spreading the joy. 😉
With my total respect to everyone who took the time and patience to create a swatch for the contest. I know how difficult it is.