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10 Classic Woven Designs That Never Go Out of Style definition of fabric types fabric 101 help for beginners pattern types textile design wovens Oct 27, 2026

 

After more than 30 years in the home furnishings industry, we've watched countless textile trends come and go. But certain woven designs continue to sell, regardless of what's fashionable.

As desi...

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Why Woven Blankets Make the Perfect Corporate Gift holiday Oct 20, 2026

 

Choosing a gift for a client, employee or business partner can be surprisingly difficult. You want it to feel thoughtful, but you also want it to be something they’ll genuinely enjoy and use.

That...

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What Nobody Tells You About Selling a Seasonal Product help for beginners product development textile business tips Oct 13, 2026

 

When we launched our first Kindly Woven blankets in August 2025, we unknowingly did ourselves a huge favor. We launched right as blanket season was beginning.

For the next several months, blankets...

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Before They Were Textile Giants, They Started Small industry influencers textile history Oct 06, 2026

 

When we talk about the history of textiles in the South, we tend to picture the mills at their biggest.

Huge brick buildings. Thousands of employees. Fabric and home goods being shipped all over t...

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A Hero, a Coordinate, and a Plain: How Fabric Collections Are Built for Real Rooms collection development help for beginners pattern types surface pattern design Sep 29, 2026

 

A strong pattern collection and a usable interiors line aren't exactly the same thing.

A pattern collection can be cohesive, thoughtful, and beautifully built, and still not give an interior desig...

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The Missing Middle in American Woven Textile Manufacturing made in the usa manufacturing process textile industry Sep 22, 2026

 

“Made in America” sounds simple until a designer actually tries to make something in America.

A designer can have a beautiful idea, a strong point of view, and an audience that is ready to buy, bu...

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Finding the Direction to Lean Into - September Portfolio Review help for beginners portfolio review Sep 15, 2026

 

This month’s portfolio review features Melody, a textile design student at North Carolina State University College of Textiles who is beginning to think more intentionally about where her work migh...

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Kindly Woven Artist Feature: Mindy Young artist feature fair artistry textile storytelling Sep 08, 2026

 

Some artists discover their creative path slowly. For Mindy Young, it began with a simple search for something that didn't seem to exist.

While preparing for the arrival of her fourth child, Mindy...

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How to Bring Fall into Your Home, One Layer at a Time blankets interior design Sep 01, 2026

 

Fall has a way of changing a room before we have changed anything in it. The morning light sits differently. Evenings pull us toward the sofa a little earlier. A chair that barely got used in July ...

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Guest Room Ideas: The Small Details That Make Guests Feel Truly Welcome blankets interior design Aug 25, 2026

 

A guest room can have everything a guest needs and still miss the one thing that makes them feel welcome. The bed is made either way. The towels are folded either way. But some guest rooms make you...

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Finding Your Strength & Making It Clear - August Portfolio Review help for beginners portfolio review Aug 18, 2026

 

This month’s portfolio review features Marina Manova, who is considering moving beyond print-on-demand and beginning to pitch her work to wallpaper and interiors companies.

 

Marina already has a...

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Why Beautiful Artwork Doesn't Always Become Beautiful Products custom design design mistakes help for beginners product development Aug 11, 2026

 

Every artist has had this experience at some point: a piece you love, one that feels like some of your best work, gets passed over, without a clear explanation of why. That moment can be discouragi...

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