Amanda Jane Textiles

Using watercolour for fabric designs

I love using watercolour paints for producing fabric designs. I like the fact that you can be quite spontaneous, that you have to be quick, that the colours mix so nicely and that the results can be unexpected. For me it’s the exact opposite of a computer-drawn design where the colours are in solid blocksContinueContinue reading “Using watercolour for fabric designs”

Finding design inspiration on foot

The village in County Durham where I live is a former pit village with mostly slate-roofed red-brick houses. A ring of such villages circles the city of Durham. Ours is in a nice setting, with the moor rising up behind the village to the south, so you can glimpse green hills and trees from mostContinueContinue reading “Finding design inspiration on foot”