Fabric on Demand
Has anyone tried out Fabric on Demand yet? I'm curious. It's a digital textile printing company catering to "do-it-yourselfers." Upload your design and choose from 8 different fabrics to print on. They'll email you a proof, and once you approve it, you'll get your order in a week. I was pretty underwhelmed when I tested Spoonflower a year ago, but maybe I'll give this one a try someday.
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I was wondering about this site, too. The wider variety of fabrics is a plus. I would love to learn what disappointed you about Spoonflower. I have been meaning to try them out, but have been concerned the colors wouldn't be saturated enough.
Yup, that's what disappointed me about Spoonflower. The colors were very gray and desaturated. I used the exact same orange in a couple different designs, and on one it printed neon-yellowy, and on another, it was murky rust, so there was also no color consistency. But who knows; maybe they've improved their quality by now.
Thanks for bringing that site to my attention! I just ordered the free swatch package after giving them some demographic information and signing up for their listserv. I'll be interested to see what the printed fabrics look like!
Neat! I'd love to hear what people think. They seem quicker and cheaper than Spoonflower, too.
ohhh very cool! haven't had a chance to try out spoonflower yet, always thought it was a bit too expensive...
Very cool! I have a little photo comparison of a Spoonflower swatch on my blog (http://vacuumqueen.blogspot.com/2009/03/spoonflower-fabric-comparison.html) if anyone wants to look at it. I had the same issues as you with color, although I think they sell a swatch of all their colors and I should've ordered it ahead of time. Spoonflower did write back quickly to me and offered to help me fix a mistake that I made and to reprint it for free. So, that's a plus for them. I still didn't actually care for the fabric quality itself. So I'd like to try FOD next time.
I hope someone who tried Fabric on Demand leaves some feedback here - I would love to hear about it. Spoonflower worked okay for me, but I ordered it on upholstery weight and it was still less amazing than I had hoped. I am happy that something like it exists because hopefully these sites will only get better with time.
My big question is copyrights. I've heard conflicting comments about whether or not Spoonflower can you use your designs to sell on their website and I'm wondering if there is the same ambigious legal policies on Fabric by Design...
Interesting concept. Let us know if you try it out and like this one better. Hmm...
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i too had the same issues with spoonflower. i had a swatch made up about a year ago and wasn't happy.
thanks for telling us about this company, it might be worthwhile having a look.
I found Fabric on Demand about a month ago on , and absolutely LOVE what they are doing.
They have more fabrics than those listed on their website, and when I asked to have a bright pink pattern printed, I immediately got a phone call from Kristy. They offered me a different fabric that would match my color better than the 100% cotton I bought. Customer service was amazing, and my fabric arrived in less than a week. Their whole team ROCKS!
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Wow, thanks for bringing up this site. What a great way to customize a home.
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I have only seen the Fabric on Demand fabric - so I can't compare the two - but what I have from them impressed me.
I can't compare the fabric, but I must say that Spoonflower is much easier to play around with and test than Fabric On Demand. Spoonflower feels more like a site for the beginner.
Thanks for this update and all the comments. I was disappointed with the colors at Spoonflower; tried the swatches, which are only available on the quilting weight fabric, so it's hard to tell how they would be on something heavier. will look into this one!
Thanks for the info. I would love to try them out. I am just getting into designing fabric. Can someone tell me what is the best computer program for designing fabric? Thanks!
If this works it'd be ace!
Ooh! Ooh!
*raises hand*
I've ordered from them before! And, I have to say, I'm very impressed.
I ordered just a fat quarter of cotton for some tiny doll outfits I've been making (you can see it here - http://taeliac.deviantart.com/art/Bao-Yukata-Spring-Dreams-128017857 - if you're interested)
Now, to my own stupidity, I made the colors on the original design rather light, not super saturated, but I'm very impressed with the color saturation, it's very similar to what I designed digitally (again, the lightness was my stupidity ;P)
I'm working on a few more designs that are a bit more bold, but it seems like they're really very accurate.
And, the people there are very nice! I had so many random questions before even ordering, and they were very prompt and nice. Overall, I can definitely recommend at least trying it for a fat-quarter yourself if you're not sure on it!
I ordered a swatch from both Spoonflower and Fabric on Demand and was underwhelmed all around. I planned to write a post about it and might still, but I'm not eager to share negative experience.
Basically, Fabric on Demand did a somewhat better job with the finished product, but Spoonflower is a much better online experience. It's kind of a toss-up for me.
I just got a sample from Fabric on Demand, and the quilting type fabric is sooooo stiff! Nothing like what you buy in a store. I'm so bummed because I had so many plans...haha
can't wait to try this out. i also just registered to get their samples. thanks for sharing all the info!
See this site for a review of fabric on demand.
http://www.kitchenandresidentialdesign.com/2009/07/fabric-on-demand-put-to-test.html
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