If you have artistic skills and enjoy painting, it's worth using those skills and enthusiasm to make designs. Designer Patrick Moriarty paints or draws the majority of his designs. Handpainted designs have a human-style that appeals to customers and clients. When Patrick makes videos of himself painting, viewers often comment on how much they enjoy watching the painting techniques that Patrick uses. Jeannie Gilding in Cheshire UK commented online, "So therapeutic to watch you

Personalised products are ideal gifts to give to someone who likes to receive some special attention, such as partner or close friend. Not only is the present very unique, but it is also makes the recipient feel as though the item was specially made for them. The personalised Paisley Prince Songbook zip bags have a great design and are expertly hand-made. They are also 100% cotton. I was very happy to receive orders for 10 personalised bags, which I shipped to the buyers a fe

One of the services I provide to clients is reviving vintage fabrics. Yesterday a new client delivered a piece of vintage fabric they had bought in South Africa and I recreated it so that they can have yards of fabric printed for their fashion project. I can’t show you that fabric yet, but a few years ago I was asked to create a new design based on a vintage kimono that had been found in a charity shop. The client wanted a crane included in the design so I had to draw a crane

It was great to have sold lots of my printed fabric recently, including 17 sales on the Spoonflower 'fat quarter' discount day in October 2020. The designs bought by customers included Paisley Elephants, Kaleidoscope Paisley, Hibiscus Paisley, Purple Prince Paisley, Paisley Positivity, Mexican Skulls Bandana, Paisley Prince Songbook, and Paisley Rats. Visit my paisleypower store at Spoonflower to buy my fabrics, wallpapers and made-to-order home decor items.

In the last 24 hours, customers in Australia, the US, and the UK have bought lots of different products printed with the popular “Paisley Prince Songbook” design. They bought 2 types of dresses, 2 types of facemasks, a hoodie and lots of fabric. Korie in Victoria Australia bought a Paisley Prince Songbook A-line dress. She wrote a special message, "This design looks fabulous. I’m a big Prince fan and you have captured and represented many of the things from his life. Lots of

360 Paisley Power face masks have now been sold since the start of lockdown in England. In the last 24 hours, 8 have been sold. I'm sure the announcement today that face masks must be worn in shops in England from July 24th has encouraged people to buy masks. I recommend that you buy one of my unique face masks. They have all been designed in Southend-on-sea UK and 90% are hand-made in Southend-on-Sea. There is free shipping worldwide. 90% of the face masks have embedded wire

Here is a video that textile designer Patrick Moriarty filmed on 13th June 2020 in his studio in Southend-on-Sea, UK. It shows the pieces of printed cotton that he cut out with scissors to make face masks. The pieces are all printed with the “Paisley Rats Mosaic” design (blue versions). Check the Paisley Power online shop to see which face masks are currently in stock. They sell out fast but are regularly restocked. The 3 fabrics in the video were also sent to a doctor lectur

Many thanks to Nyquita Wilson in California for her excellent photos and her very enthusiastic comments. She discovered the Paisley Prince Songbook fabric online and placed an order with me for 2 yards. She bought one yard of printed cotton and one yard of printed satin. Her aunt in Arizona made the face masks for her and also made some headscarves. Nyquita originally emailed me to say: "I can’t tell you how excited I was to find your fabric. I am a HUGE Prince fan. PERFECT

Tony Webb is a renowned wax sculptor from Derbyshire. He created 4 wax figures of Prince Rogers Nelson for the 4 Hollywood Wax Museums in US. He chose Paisley Power fabric to line the jackets of the wax figures. On 29th April 2020 he bought a Paisley Prince Songbook face mask from the Paisley Power online shop. The mask arrived the next day at his house and later in the day he posted this selfie of himself wearing the face mask. He was so happy with it that he posted the sel

Draya in Texas posted a request on a Prince fan page asking if anyone had Prince-themed masks as a safety precaution for the Caronivirus pandemic. My friend Lori in Pennsylvania recommended my Paisley Prince Songbook fabric with which to make the masks. Thanks Lori!! I've had 10 orders for my fabric in the last few days. Lori bought some herself to make some masks. Here is the the link to buy my Paisley Prince Songbook face masks. Stay safe, stay purple! 💜😷

I’m excited about 2 new customers who bought yards of Paisley Prince Songbook fabric yesterday. Sahrit Freud Weinstein runs her own Etsy business (called Sahrit) in Atlanta Georgia US with nearly 12,000 sales of her cute knitted products for kids and also leggings for adults and kids. She has ordered my Prince fabric printed on Sport Lycra, so I presume she’ll be making fashionable leggings to sell online. Anthony Sanders has his own fashion accessories business in Provincet

If you require a unique paisley pattern for a fashion collection or home decor collection, contact Patrick Moriarty a textile designer based in Southend-on-Sea, UK. He has 20 years industry experience. He is currently completing a commission for a unique paisley pattern, which was requested by a entrepreneur in London who has a successful woven tie business. Last week Patrick was commissioned to create a floral paisley pattern with heart shapes, for a fashion brand. With Patr

Big thanks to Hayley Baines in Essex who bought a Paisley Rats scarf and posted these wonderful pics on her Instagram page (@hayley.baines.ratties). She wrote “wearing my scarf which I love @paisleypowerpat”. In the pics she’s balancing a selection of her 7 rat girls Bella, Pretta, Blossom, Mancha, Narla, Maple and Holly. The scarf has a unique design with white rat silhouettes incorporated in a swirling paisley pattern. The popular “Paisley Rats” fabric was used to make apr

A total of 800 sales has been achieved in the Paisley Power Shop on the Etsy shopping website. Thanks to Laura in Oregon who placed order No.800. She bought a Paisley Prince Songbook pouch bag on Dec 16th. 800 is a new milestone for the Paisley Power brand. Many of the loyal customers return to the Paisley Power Shop because they enjoy the exclusive textile designs and the expertly made products. The success of the brand is also an acknowledgement of the high standard of

10 days ago, Bobbi, a horse trainer/breeder in California, bought a yard of Paisley Prince Songbook satin. Today he has ordered another 3 yards! He has stalls at bull & gelding events and country fairs. He sells wild rags, accessories and home décor. For your information, a wild rag is different from a bandana, it’s more like a scarf. It is tied at the front with a big clasp. Wild rags are usually made of silk or satin, bandanas are made of cotton. In many regions wild

Thanks to Gillian in Spain and Matt in Saffron Walden who have bought “Paisley Prince Songbook” pouch bags. Thanks also to Jim in Wisconsin who has posted online today an excellent 5-star review of the bag. He wrote: “Just arrived, looks great, love this pattern and I’m not a huge Prince fan. The Woman who I got this for has been to Paisley Park twice! So I know she will love it. Thanks for all the customer service making sure I was happy and everything was as I expected. I

5 new customers in US have bought Paisley Prince Songbook items. Nicole in Brooklyn NY and Cheltzy in Oregon have ordered fat quarters of printed fabric. Kimberleigh in Illinois, Brooke in Massachusetts and Maryanne in Maine have ordered zip bags. All can be ordered from the Paisley Power Shop at Etsy. The printed textile design was created by Southend designer Patrick Moriarty in 2018. He drew everything by hand. He created the unique motifs including crying doves, purple r

Bobbi, a horse trainer in California, has bought a yard of Paisley Prince Songbook satin. Cindy in Minnesota has bought a yard of the same fabric and also a yard of the Purple Prince Paisley fabric. An anonymous customer at the Spoonflower printers website has bought 2 yards of Paisley Prince Songbook chiffon, possibly to make scarves. If you decide to buy the fabric, there is a choice of base fabrics that you can have the designs printed on. Lots of my customers choose fabri

There's a generous 15% discount off the price of all Paisley Power fabrics until Monday! It's a great time to buy, especially if you are one of the many designer/makers who use Paisley Power fabrics to make wonderful hand-made products to sell at Christmas crafts fairs and online. You can choose from a wide variety of Patrick Moriarty's unique designs including his most popular designs: Paisley Prince Songbook and Paisley Rats. Place your order now!

Today Paisley Power received it's 150th enthusiastic review of it's products on the shopping website Etsy. Gloria in Michigan had bought 3 items from the Paisley Prince Songbook collection so she left 3 reviews! Her scarf review: "I love the scarf - so nice for spring - lightweight - Many Thanks!!". Her bag review: "Love what U did with this material!!". Her card review: "The Card in FABULOUS!!!! Thank U so much for 2 of them!!". She received 2 cards as she hadn’t re