Clearly, I love tea-towels.
I feel kind of obsessed with them, well, the making of them, these days.
My sketchbook is full of potential designs, but this is the newest towel...sweet, hand-dyed, light blue with a black + white + light-olive green print. I just listed them for sale in shop! Most of them are there, and a few are coming with me to Renegade. Good grief, that is coming up so soon! Next weekend!
Miette frolicking in a sea of freshly-dyed towels:
(EDIT): There was some concern about Miette being near my cloth products, for customers with cat allergies. Let me reassure you that the towels were laundered (for heat-setting) and pressed after he was laying near them. When I sell tees dolls and such, he's not allowed near them and they stay out of his reach until they're shipped off. Just a little FYI for concerned peeps.
Back to painting and planning. I'm in a productive frenzy, which I should really take advantage of, instead of being married to the interwebs.
Happy Weekend!
Comments (16)
supercute:)
sara · June 09, 2007 at 03:23 PM
Gah! I love them! They are so precious! <3
Lexi · June 09, 2007 at 03:49 PM
so cute! Love that colour blue!and the kitten's not half bad, either.
Happy weekend, Emily.
sarah · June 09, 2007 at 04:26 PM
I love this new design!!!! Miette is very cute ^_^
Milie · June 09, 2007 at 04:28 PM
I love the tea towels! Have you thought of putting your designs on a dainty hanky? I would be all over one of those. Plus I could show it off all day long :)
voodoo-dolly · June 09, 2007 at 04:37 PM
These tea towels are fantastic, I love their little berets. they have such winning personalities.
Jessica · June 09, 2007 at 07:35 PM
I am procrastinating, so it's a good thing you're being productive. It goes in waves I guess! What a lot you've got going on, and yet, you gave us Seaplane, and tea towels and some other interesting links. Thanks!
Helen · June 09, 2007 at 07:36 PM
ha ha ha even cuter hedgie!!
kim* · June 09, 2007 at 07:38 PM
Hola, Miette preciosa! Que linda!!! (assuming Miette speaks several languages, including Spanish. Ask her will you?
Hellooo Miss Emily. I love tea towel obsessions. Especially when they are made by you! xxo
Vanessa V · June 09, 2007 at 08:18 PM
Wow, these look great! Are you printing them with your gocco? If you are, well I don't think i've ever seen such clean gocco prints. Your designs are so suited to homewares, I want a whole dinner set!
Suzie - Button & Squiggle · June 09, 2007 at 09:35 PM
I second the hanky idea -- I'm obsessed with shopping for vintage hankies!And yours would simply be icing on the cake!
S. · June 09, 2007 at 09:51 PM
Miette, you sweet boy. You are so handsome, such refined features... It slipped completely that you were of the male gender. Do forgive. Muwah, xx.
And, let me re-phrase. Miette, guapo y lindo. Carino, meow meow, crrr, crrrr, cochie cooo.....
(I think I just chanelled Charro, heheheh)
Hearts to you both..xxo,V
Vanessa V · June 10, 2007 at 04:25 PM
Oh my goodness! That hedgehog made me smile with glee! So adorable - I promptly ordered a teatowel then returned to read the rest of your post and read that your cat is named Miette. I adore that name (City of Lost Children?) and secretly covet it as a future daughter's name. Your blog is wonderful to read and your creations are stunning. Thanks so much for sharing - everytime I think of your hedgehogs I smile! ox
Rebecca · June 11, 2007 at 01:51 AM
oh the little beret is so cute...maybe a raspberry beret would also be in order...even hedge hogs love Prince I think...
stilettoheights · June 11, 2007 at 07:10 AM
All I can say is, if you ever have any tee towels that are so "catted-up" (as we say at my house) that they can't be sold to the cat-sensitive public, I will be glad to take them off your hands. We have 2 cats, and I truly consider cat hair an accessory these days!
Kara · June 11, 2007 at 10:17 AM
That dye job is coming off the prettiest shade of blue on my puter. I love it!
tiffany · June 11, 2007 at 12:57 PM