Back again after the success of our last Help Adrian post, here are two fabrics from a recent shipment we've received. There's a fabulous drapey polyester/elastane jersey (above) and black/white printed ponti (below).
Can you come up with a great name for the fabrics pictured above? If we choose your suggestion, you'll receive two metres of the fabric you've named! Name one or name both, we appreciate any suggestions.
My suggestions: for the first fabric 'parallel lines' and for the second fabric 'moon shadows'.
ReplyDeleteI am going to resist the temptation to ruin a beautiful fabric like the ponti by suggesting "50 Shades of Grey" (mind you, it would probably sell like hot cakes) but it could be called Moonlit Shadows.
ReplyDeleteThe first roll of fabric just screamed something indigenous to me, so I suggest calling it 'Dreamtime'.
ReplyDeleteThe second fabric feels moon like or planetary so I would call it 'curiosity' after the Mars robot.
Both beautiful.
my suggestion for the first fabric " jazzmetrical" and the second is " moon dlights" sorry anna comment above
ReplyDeletefirst one: urban planner (all those lines and shades makes me think of a map); and
ReplyDeletesecond one: curiosity (looks like a picture from the latest Mars mission
Navajo and stormy moon are my suggestions.
ReplyDeleteThe first fabric says "cityscape" to me. And the second one is "splodge".
ReplyDeleteMy thought for the first fabric is "Ravenna" and for the second one "Biloshi".
ReplyDeleteno. 1: fresh flipped
ReplyDeleteno. 2: solitary haze
For the first one I suggest the name 'Lines on Lines', and for the second one, 'Negative Inverse'.
ReplyDeleteThe first fabric is 'bark painting' and the second is 'ink spots through the wash'
ReplyDeletefirst - Deco delight
ReplyDeletesecond - ink art
The first fabric: 'Stripes on snakes'. Or 'Tiwi Stripes' (Tiwi Island art uses lots of cross-hatch & stripes).
ReplyDeleteThe second fabric: 'Splat-tastic'. Or 'Splat-a-tat-tat'.
The inkblot one has to be "Rorschach's".
ReplyDelete1st fabric - zimbabwe
ReplyDelete2nd- ghost in the shadows
'crosshatch' for the first and 'ink storm' for the second :)
ReplyDeleteThe first fabric I suggest African trail and the second moonlight spray. Both gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe first, I would call Roads and Lanes
ReplyDeleteThe second, Ink Spots
The second one "Potion Commotion". It reminds me of a print I have where something is boiling furiously over the top of a pot whilst the holder of the pot is wearing a fabulous frock. This week my daughter asked me why all the science they do at school is boring and why they can't learn about which potions to add to other potions. I guess she has been re-reading her witch books!
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ReplyDeleteThe first fabric reminds me of 'pathways' and the second fabric 'black cosmos' or 'spinoza'
ReplyDeletePewter haze for the second fabric
ReplyDeleteFirst one Geo Doodles as it looks like a drawing and Midnight Graffiti for the second.
ReplyDeleteClaire ge.it@hotmail.com
The first one 'odds and ends'or 'fractured' and the second one 'negative images'.
ReplyDeleteThe first one reminds me of what Picasso would paint if he did a crazy geometric number. I'd call it 'Picasso stripes'. The second one also reminds me of art...It looks like a drop sheet...so maybe i'd call it 'arts a mess'. Wow I'm not so good at this game... good luck everyone :-)
ReplyDeleteThe second one: Sumi
ReplyDelete(Japanese for calligraphy ink)
The first is "Didgeridoo Tales"
ReplyDeleteThe second is "Silver City" (Broken Hill)
From an expatriate!
Joanne
!st... Paperbark dreams
ReplyDelete2nd... Electric Shadows
The first fabric is....Parazontal
ReplyDeleteThe second fabric is... Eclipse
First : urban dreams
ReplyDeletesecond: ink drops
1. Confused quilt
ReplyDelete2. rain over a sunset (b/w)
I think the first fabric should be "The Wright Line" in homage to Frank Lloyd Wright and the second reminds me of black and white graffiti on city walls so it should be "Splashes of the City."
ReplyDelete-- Lisa
I suggest "Tribal Lines" for the first fabric, and "Storm Clouds" for the second fabric.
ReplyDeleteThe first fabric could be: Original pathways
ReplyDeleteThe Second Fabric could be: Industrial Party
The geometry and architectural style of the first print make me think of the great silent movie, "Metropolis", while the second print makes me think of astronomy, I would call it, "Nebula" :)
ReplyDeleteFashion Track for the first one and Night Clouds for the second
ReplyDeleteThe first fabric reminds me of dense bushland, so I suggest for it "diramu" (Aboriginal for tree), and the second reminds me of looking deep into the night sky, so I suggest for it "buduwangung" (Aboriginal for the Magellanic clouds) or "warriwul" (Aboriginal for the Milky Way).
ReplyDeletePerspective for the first one.
ReplyDeleteCumulus for the second ...
The first fabric reminds me of dense bushland, so I suggest for it "diramu" (Aboriginal for tree), and the second reminds me of looking deep into the night sky, so I suggest for it "buduwangung" (Aboriginal for the Magellanic clouds) or "warriwul" (Aboriginal for the Milky Way).
ReplyDeleteFirst: The Edge of the Stairs
ReplyDeleteSecond: Black Forest Keepsake
The first fabric - Garden Trellis in Winter
ReplyDeleteThe second fabric - Jackson Pollack Ink Smudge
Talking tribal for the top one
ReplyDeleteDrunken dog walk for the botton one
The first one: "Crossroads" and the second one: "Hedgehog in The Fog". B.r.,
ReplyDeleteFeather Braid or Black Hawk for the first and Wabi Sabi for the second!
ReplyDeletefor the second fabric: night blotch
ReplyDeleteshadow of a doubt for fabric 2
ReplyDelete- after the hitchcock movie.. this fabric reminds me so much of hitchcock.
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Fabric #1: Wright Lines
ReplyDeleteFabric #2: Rorschach
No 1 Tribal
ReplyDeleteNo2 Afternoon storm
First one: Muted Screen
ReplyDeleteSecond one: Astral Plane
the first fabric I would name it play on parrallels and the second one I would call it cosmic nero. Both are wonderful pieces
ReplyDeleteThe first one is Fletcher's Feather - it looks like cut feathers ready to be inserted int o arrow shafts by a fletcher. The second, Ice Bloom. It's like the frost patches you get on the inside of windows on a dark freezing night.
ReplyDeletePollock Storm for the second and maybe Escher Climbs for the first. Hey, this is fun.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great job Adrian has! I like the way he is protecting his anonymity. I was going to call the first one "Goodness Gracious Me" but in praise of Adrian I will call it "Anonymous" and the second fabric "Boogie Nights"
ReplyDeletesecond one - shades of night
ReplyDeleteFor #1 I'd call it 'down the rabbit hole' - it reminds me of a crazy universe a la Alice in Wonderland.
ReplyDeleteI would call #2 'New Moon' -- I unashamedly like the Twilight books!
1. Tribal Ties
ReplyDelete2. Curiosity on Mars
For number 1: Totem Poles
ReplyDeleteFor number 2: Splat Noir
Hatched Lanes for the first (because it looks like, well, cross hatched laneways); and Spatter Storm for the second.
ReplyDelete#1 Concrete Fractures
ReplyDelete#2 Toner Explosion
All the contributions so far are hard to beat. My suggestions:
ReplyDeleteFabric # 1 - Cultivation (it looks like an aerial shot of cultivated fields)
Fabric # 2 - Elusive Moon
I like Frank's Window for the first because it's reminiscent of a Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass.
ReplyDeleteThe second looks like Midnight in the Garden.
The second one looks like it should be Dappled Shadow Nights.
ReplyDeleteI would like to name the first fabric "Apache Winter" and the second "vesuvias Cloud"
ReplyDeleteThe second should be rainforest mist. Lisa Aikin
ReplyDeleteThe first one is Year 12 Graphics, the second one is Year 12 Art.
ReplyDeletefabric 1 : parallel city
ReplyDeletefabric 2 : ink clouds
thanks
The first material looks like men's power ties... so "Power Tie" and the Ponti looks like "Dark side of the Moon" to me :)
ReplyDeletefabric 1: rear window (after the Hitchcock film)
ReplyDeleteand on a similar note:
Fabric 2: film noir
Fabric #1 Tribal Geo
ReplyDeleteFabric #2 Splash Attack
No 1: Totem
ReplyDeleteNo 2: Slodge
'Griffin' after Walter Burley Griffin. The first image reminds me of his architecture.
ReplyDelete'Kuroi Mizu' meaning black water in Japanese for the second one.
The 1st fabric: Waterfall dreaming
ReplyDelete2nd fabric: Dandelion Daze
New York Bustle for the first fabric and Et's Space Escape for the seconds.
ReplyDelete1. Tribal lines
ReplyDelete2. Kinder Ink Art (bc it reminds me of the artwork my boy brings home)
#2: Leaky Fountain Pen
ReplyDeleteThe first one: "cathedral window"
ReplyDeleteThe second one: "whatever weather"
Rebecca Dodd
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1. Wizened
ReplyDelete2. Splash
For the ponti: monochrome splat.
ReplyDelete1. Event Horizon
ReplyDelete2. Sunspots
Hello I would call the first fabric "clarice"
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the beautiful Art Deco Potter
"Clarice Cliff"
The second fabric has a lovely Japanese feel about it so I would call that one
"Kyoto" Because of it's beautiful gardens
Thanks
Penny Hooper
The second one Key to the door
ReplyDeleteThe first one "where the wild things are"
ReplyDeleteand the second "luna splash"
great fabrics
1. Fauvist frieze
ReplyDelete2. New York Blitz
Such gorgeous fabrics!
ReplyDeleteThe first one: "crossroads" or "how the zebra got his stripes"
The second one: "man in the moon" - for some reason it looks a bit like the man in the moon...
The first one reminds me of some kind of Native American fabric but, on closer inspection looks like pencil lines. So my suggestion for that one is "Navajo Sketchbook". It's a lovely print!
ReplyDeleteThere are some great suggestions here and I'm not sure if I can compete, but here are my suggestions:
ReplyDelete1. Sunrise through blinds
2. Under the microscope
1. Stilts and ladders
ReplyDelete2. Carbon neutral
For the 2nd fabric - the ponti - I would call it: Banksy
ReplyDeleteMy suggestions...1. Escher's forest & 2. Positively negative...cheers!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I've been watching too much Poirot again, but the first makes me think of smoke and mirrors and want to say "Suivez-moi".
ReplyDeleteThe second looks like a stormy moonlit night, and I don't think I could top Jeso's suggestion above of "luna splash", that is an awesome name for it.
Love love love number 2 : "1995" - reminds me of being a teenager!
ReplyDeleteMy suggestions would be:
ReplyDelete1. polyester/elastane jersey: Cubism
2. black/white printed ponti: Marshlands
For the second fabric I suggest a trip to the moon after the George Melies film. This year is the 110th anniversary of the film and this fabric is not only reminiscent of the moon surface but has the tones and textures of the black and white film.
ReplyDeleteFirst Fabric: Laddered
ReplyDeleteSecond Fabric: Urbanity
Both great fabrics!
1st Fabric: Frank Lloyd Wright meets M.C. Escher
ReplyDelete2nd: Fabric: Lunar Surface
The top one reminds me a little of (albeit b&w) paul klee paintings. The bottom one - moonlight ink blotch.
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