In this update we thought we thought you might like to see a few behind-the-scenes images of the work that goes into our unique designs.
At The Monkey Puzzle Tree we like to do things a bit differently, eschewing our computers and using original hand crafted artwork, creating our pattern repeats using paper, sellotape and scissors!
Sarah Thornton's vibrant 'Rita does Jazz' velvet was created from an original watercolour sketch onto hotel notepad paper. The painting was enlarged, printed out and painstakingly pieced together to make the striking velvet design.
Alexis Snell's 'How the Leopard got his Spots' velvet fabric was created from an original linocut print.
Each colour required a new piece of lino to be carved and painstakingly matched up.
Alexis then created multiple prints which we joined together so that each leopard in the finished fabric is slightly different giving an authentic hand made feel to the finished design.
The finished fabric looks amazing on curtains, blinds and upholstery.
It's so satisfying to see the final designs realised on our wallpapers and fabrics, and we can't wait to see how our new range for 2019 turns out!
