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Studiopatro: New!

Studiopatro is a newly opened pattern studio based in San Francsico by former art director Christina Weber.  She loves to collect her inspirations and turn them into patterns and so as a result her leaves, maps, love of typography and architecture are now prints and patterns on tea towels. Her studio grew from her vision and unique translation of her favorite things, a dream of what could be, into a collaboration of local friends, screeners and sewers who share a passion for beautiful, eduring, high quality textiles along with Christina.

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I personally enjoyed the page on her site where she shows you 12 ways to use a tea towel outside of the intended purpose. I find these tips very helpful because as I’ve always said in regards to tea towels and sheets and anything else made from fabric – these items can absolutely function outside of what they were made to do — they’re just fabric and fabric is so versatile. To quickly summarize Christina’s great tips: You can use a tea towel: 1. as an apron, 2. to frame as art, 3. to line a tea tray, 4. as a potholder, 5. to dry salad greens, 6. to make a cushion, 7. as a housewarming present, 8. as gift wrap, 9. to line a bread basket, 10. as a large napkin, 11. as a placemat or runner and finally 12. to wrap a wine bottle. If you can’t imagine how some of these examples would work, you can see visuals of all of these examples here.

Lovely! And if you’d like to purchase a few tea towels, you may click here. I love the fern and fig patterns!

(photography: wendy nordeck)


15 Responses to “Studiopatro: New!”

  1. 1 steven commented:


    These are great looking towels – and the examples are so smart! I love the giftwrap / flower presentation!
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  2. 2 Tamara commented:


    What a lovely list of ways to expand on the usual use of teatowels (and any other fabric, as you say). Some great inspiration for the coming holiday season.
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  3. 3 jamie commented:


    great tea towel tips! pretty tea towels are my weakness. and the tea towels at studiopatro are gorgeous! this could be trouble…

  4. 4 caro commented:


    Wonderful pictures and great towel-design. And especially the “How you can use a tea towel” … love it.
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  5. 5 Sophia Mar commented:


    Great tips! And the patterns are gorgeous.
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  6. 6 Andrea commented:


    These are great looking towels!
    I love it.

  7. 7 chiaroscuro commented:


    Hallo Holly,
    you might like this: http://www.grueneerde.com/
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  8. 8 decor8 commented:


    Oh I know Gruen Erde, there is a store here in Hannover where I shop for their bath products. :)

  9. 9 Afi commented:


    WOW!! It was amazing to see how she used a tea towel for different purposes! And the photos are beautiful! My favorite one is the fig leaf! We had a big fig tree in our yard in Iran when I was a kid…I love this tree! :)
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  10. 10 laura trevey commented:


    so many uses!! love these!
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  11. 11 janel commented:


    I think I have used almost all of these tips for tea towels! I have a huge love of tea towels, and own way to many, but I love to use them! The only tip I have not used is the gift wrap tip, which I will be using immediately!

    Thanks for the post, loved it!!

  12. 12 Brandi commented:


    The tea set is adorable! I gave away the loose leaf tea pot I had when I moved and I’ve been looking to replace it….and San Fran isn’t too far from San Diego. And I love all of the tea towel tricks and tips! I think I might have to start stashing a variety around the house.
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  13. 13 Natalie commented:


    I love the examples of how to use a tea towel! I actually sat my husband down and showed him a few, so he’d understand why I buy “those stupid things”.

  14. 14 decor8 commented:


    Natalie – he he your comment made me laugh so loud!!

  15. 15 Olivia commented:


    I love this !
    Thank you for all these links.
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