I find when I’m searching for inspiration for patterns or textiles I often start by looking at objects rather than the actual patterns on things. I love to find a collection of objects with a similar purpose or hand that I can group together to discover a new shape or texture. Here’s one of my recent inspirational collections:

Dolls:

I like these images because all of the dolls are in the same head-facing position and it allows me to focus on the the color and texture each brings to the group. It makes me think about a red and purple print or a crosshatched design in black on a clean white ground or maybe something with a lot of movement inspired by all those limbs….

Coverage by Kimberly Hall