Design Your Own Fabric
By Poppy Mosbacher. Posted
This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
In the second episode of Netflix's new design competition, Next in Fashion, contestants had the opportunity to design and print their own fabric.
If you'd like to have a go too, there are on-demand printing websites that can digitally print your designs. Sites such as Spoonflower.com and Contrado.co.uk offer a wide range of fabrics with a low minimum order.
The video below shows how you can convert a photo into a repeating pattern using the free Adobe Capture app.
Instructions on how to use the app and turn it fabric are available here.
Poppy is a maker and writer. She loves getting tech into the hands of people who do traditional crafts. She is helping set up a makerspace in Devon and was a director of BuildBrighton makerspace.
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