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Make A Graphic Beach Tote With Contrado Fabric Design

in Print On Fabric on 03/05/17

I recently found out about a company called Contrado, a company where you can print your own designs on clothing, fabrics and lifestyle products. We are heading on a beach vacation in a few weeks and so I thought it would be fun to try my hand at fabric design! Why not design my own fabric and then sew a graphic beach tote…?

I am a bit of a night owl and the last couple of months have been filled with late night block printing sessions. I looked though my notebook for inspiration and found quite a few prints that fit the bill.

Making the design was easier than I anticipated. I scanned the print and then played around with it in Adobe photoshop.  I cleaned up the image and then changed the layout slightly. Can you see the difference? I kept the hand stamped feel and made sure that the layout wasn’t too perfect.

I’m a fabric junkie and Contrado has an immense fabric selection. I was shocked at all the options. I wanted a sturdy beach tote, so I chose a woven canvas and uploaded the design. The Contrado design software was simple to use and after a few steps I was done.. Ta- Da!

The fabric was so bold that I decided to make a very simple tote. I used webbing for the straps, lined the tote in black canvas fabric and added an interior pocket.  I have a bit of fabric left over and think a pouch would be the prefect companion.  I’m hooked on fabric design.. What do you think?

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  1. Abbey says

    05/05/2017 at 11:28 am

    Love how your design came out!! And you should definitely make a complimentary pouch or wristlet to go with this fantastic tote!

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    • Haberdashery Fun says

      05/05/2017 at 11:52 am

      Thank you! I have just enough fabric left over to make a little pouch. Now I just need to find a few spare minutes to get to work. Have a great weekend – Marni

      Reply

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    11/01/2021 at 8:45 pm

    […] Then a few years later, a company called Contrado reached out to me to do a collaboration. I scanned the little print into the computer and touched it up in illustrator. I reworked the design into a repeating print and using the uploaded it to Contrado and bought a yard of canvas fabric. The fabric later became a tote bag. You can see my post about it here. […]

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