Howard's Plaid Fabric in Cinnamon Palette (NEW!)

This print is inspired by the archives of English textile designer Howard Asher. He is said to have created four hundred designs in a single year. His meticulous art was drafted by hand, with paper and ink, yet it has a very modern, almost pixel-like digital quality, due to the use of graph paper gridded base. Many of his designs were used for double-knit and other apparel fabrics, which lend themselves to such geometric motifs.

ABOUT HOWARD’S PLAID

This lively plaid print is named for English textile designer Howard Asher, a prolific creator of geometric double-knit designs in the 1960s and 1970s. While plaid patterns are ubiquitous throughout the centuries, plaid in fashion and home decor surged in popularity during the 1970s. The chevron motifs in this print mimic a herringbone twill weave. A graphpaper-like grid can be seen faintly throughout, in homage to the delicate hand drafting that inspired it.