New Amapola Fabric Collection

Apart from the glorious arrival of Spring, the most exciting news here in the studio is the brand new Amapola fabric collection –produced, as always, using traditional wooden block printing techniques by designer Brigitte Singh.

These fabrics have such a clarity and depth to them, they remind me of the most intricate stone inlay, and in fact, they are inspired by ancient Mughal wall decorations -in Brigitte’s own words

‘…a Poppy coming from the walls of Rajasthan, and in the 18th Century mood the ‘jal’ and the ‘buta’ created by me to make a family, red turned white as I wanted a very pure, very cool poppy…’.

Amapola Jal on White is available both on cotton and on the delicately translucent, handwoven silk voile that Brigitte uses.

The new ‘family’ coordinates beautifully with lightweight cotton Paola Sea (perfect for lampshades and accents), as well as with the Pool Blue Lewis and Poppy Coordinate stripes.

To request samples please use the Contact form, providing your mailing address and which fabrics you would like to see.

March 2016

The first flush of daffodils blooming here in England coincides very nicely with the arrival of our own narcissus in the studio: Nargis, or Persian Daffodil, is an ancient motif redrawn by designer Brigitte Singh, and hand block printed on extra-wide cotton.
It is set off to best effect when paired with the delightful little Neeru Buti, or accented with Paola Gold on lightweight cambric to pick up the golden yellow centres of the Nargis motifs.

Plus, our new king size Quilts will be added to the Bedspreads section very soon…
watch this space!

It’s also a great time to look in on our Special Offers pages as we’re preparing for a Spring Clean! New fabric pieces as well as soft furnishings have recently been added,
and there will be more to come…

As with all of our fabrics, samples can be requested by using the Contact Us form,
specifying your mailing address and which designs you would like to receive.

February 2016

It brings a little thrill to the dullness of winter to be able to add new fabrics to the collections, introducing fresh colours and vibrant new designs.

After the excitement of Brigitte Singh’s Poppy on White being reprinted in 2015 (Fabrics, Bedspreads and Cushion Covers now available), I’d like to share a little preview of the new hand block printed cottons that will be arriving shortly for 2016:

These include a brand new print which has been inspired by a very old Mughal design that we call ‘Nargis’. This medium scale narcissus is soon to be available in a soft orange and green on a crisp white ground. It sings alongside its small scale coordinate ‘Neeru Buti’. Both designs are hand block printed on Brigitte Singh’s signature cotton cambric in standard weight.

Our small scale florals on lightweight cambric are ever popular, and anyone familiar with using these fabrics for lampshades and curtain linings will no doubt be pleased to hear that a new blue colourway is soon to be available. Called ‘Paola Sea’, it is the perfect balance of grey-green and blue tones.

A second new Paola colourway is to replace the old ‘Tilleul Paola’ (the final remnant pieces of this colourway now in Special Offers). This ‘Paola Gold’ has been printed on a whiter ground colour, which gives it a more luminous, golden, effect than its predecessor.

A very exciting new colourway of our most popular hand embroidered design ‘Pimpernelle’ is also being introduced to the Motif range:
‘Pimpernelle in Red-Green’ was first created as a bespoke colourway for one of my long-time customers, and I am so grateful for the brief as I fell in love with the colour palette so much I decided it had to be added permanently to the collection –thank you, Sabina!

As with all of our hand embroidered designs, the new colourway is made to order on a linen/cotton blend, and in addition to the main motif is also available in two coordinating border designs ‘Pimpernelle Berry Border’ and ‘Pimpernelle Horizontal and Vertical Borders’.