Founded by UK-born Julie Paterson in 1995, Cloth Fabric is a Sydney-based maker of screen-printed textiles. Paterson prototypes and develops all the designs in her beachside workshop in Sydney, basing her patterns on drawings and paintings inspired by the local landscape.
All fabrics are produced in short runs, by hand, in a tin shed in country NSW; this small batch production method assures that the resulting cloth character maintains its distinctive character. Visit Cloth Fabric for ordering information.
Above: A glimpse of Julie's paintings before they are printed onto fabric. Photograph and house visit via The Design Files.
Above: A stack of graphic pillows in black and tan fabric.
Above: A set of Cloth Fabric pillows in a Sydney home designed by CK Design Studio.
Above: The Slate Mohair Throw is made from all-wool in Australia, will not felt and soil-resistant; $189 AUD; also available in six other colors.
Above: Julie Patterson in a studio tucked away into her Blue Mountains home; photograph and house visit via The Design Files.
Above: The Barefoot Berry Stripe Fabric is made from hand loomed cotton in small workshops in rural Sri Lanka by Barefoot organization. The company employs mainly women dyers, weavers and needle workers in independent centers around the country and manufacturing happens on a scale that the women prefer to work at; $77 AUD for a 137cm-wide cut.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on March 22, 2010.