Surface pattern design textiles

Textile & Surface Pattern Designer Fleur Crawford creator of Hufton Studio is now doing her own Children's designs for fabric, wallpaper, home decor, stationary & more - ready for licensing or purchase her new designs on Spoonflower on a wide range of fabric, wallpaper & home decor products. Hufton Studio is also available from online fabric retailers Hawthorne supply co, Little Cocalico & Carriage House Printery

Turn you art into successful surface pattern designs and collections and build a thriving creative design business

Can you really make a reasonable income as a surface pattern designer? Is it possible to quit your day job and be 100% self-employed, making a living out of your artwork? It isn’t easy to start your own creative business, trying to make a living as a surface pattern designer. It’s much easier to

Liberty & Co Surface pattern and print

Understanding common pattern design terms as a surface designer allows you to talk confidently with companies and potential clients who are interested in your art licensing portfolio. We’re discussing the 10 most common terms like coordinate pattern, half drop repeat, and more.

Repeating prints and patterns for licensing from the portfolio of freelance surface pattern designer Elizabeth Silver. All images ©Elizabeth Silver

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Floral seamless pattern design with handdrawn flowers and leaves in cottagecore style. This design is ideal for stationery, home decor, womenswear and more! Pattern design available for licensing

The design fundamentals that will make your patterns portfolio ready in no time.

Creating a balanced pattern can be quite challenging. Especially when the repeat is obvious or we see "alleys". What are these? In this blog post, I'll tell you a bit about them and show you ways of fixing or avoiding them.