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The Power of Fundraising for Schools: Creative Ways to Support Education
The Power of Fundraising for Schools: Creative Ways to Support Education…
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Capturing Creativity: A Guide to Scanning and Digitizing Your Paintings
In this digital age, the transition from traditional artwork to digital format opens up boundless opportunities for artists. Whether you're …
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Choosing the Perfect Tea Towel Design: Tips and Inspiration
Tea towels are more than just kitchen essentials; they're an opportunity to infuse personality and style into your home. Whether you're refr…
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Embracing the Essence: 2024 Pantone Color Palette in Textile Prints
Explore Pantone's 2024 colour palette, a kaleidoscope of design possibilities. …
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Captivating Artistry: Exploring Indian Block Printing in Stamp Design
Indian block printing, an ancient art form with a rich cultural heritage, has gracefully transitioned into the realm of stamp design.…
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How to touch up an image in Photoshop using the Clone Stamp Tool: step by step guide!
In this tutorial you will learn how to use one of the core tools to touch up an image in Photoshop. What is the Clone Stamp Tool?…
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How to turn an image into a vector on Illustrator: step by step guide!
In this tutorial you will learn how to use key tools in Adobe Illustrator to turn an image into a vector graphic. So what is a…
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How to make an animated GIF in Photoshop: step by step guide!
A moving picture in GIF format, consists of a series of frames which displays an animated sequence that loops over & over…
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Colour Trends 2023 – The 10 Top Colours This Spring!
Looking for some colour inspiration this spring? We have rounded up the top 10 trending Spring colours in 2023. This years Spring…
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How to draw an image on Illustrator ready to be printed onto a bag: step by step guide!
In this tutorial you will learn how to use key tools in Adobe Illustrator to draw your own vector image, ready for printing onto…
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How to produce a repeat pattern on photoshop: step by step guide!
Anyone can produce a repeat pattern and following these steps will have you a pro in no time. …
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Christmas School Fundraising Ideas
No Christmas Fair should be without a stall selling these eye catching and completely bespoke products from Stuart Morris.…
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An Interview With In-House Illustrator, Diz Andrews
Our Apprentice Valley hosts a Q & A with our wonderfully talented in-house illustrator, Diz Andrews!…
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Get started straight away!
In a hurry there is no need to wait for our School Fundraising Artwork Pack, get started straight away!…
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Artwork delivery dates
We have put together our artwork delivery dates so that you have plenty of time to organise your fundraising activities in 2019.…
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Tea Towel Decorative Borders
We have 20 FREE decorative borders for you to choose from including 6 Christmas themes.…
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Fundraising Fun & Festivities
Only 122 more sleeps til Christmas! Take the fear out of funding with our Fundraising Brochure With the start of a new…
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Trending with Tartan
You might remember that in our last blog we were looking at colour and how the primary colours can be used to create bold and…
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How to be bold with colour
From http://download-wallpaper.net/ What do you notice first about a picture? The subject matter? Perhaps it’s the…
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Some Totally Terrific Travelling Games
London Albert Bridge by Francis Farmar In our last blog we took our readers on a ‘Whistle stop tour of Watercolour…
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Our Whistle Stop Tour of Watercolour Britain
There are few things we Brits do better than picnic and when the weather is as glorious as it is today, it’s hard to think…
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How to design your own modern mosaic
Mosaics have long been an inspiration to designers across the world. Capturing the style and luxury of the Roman Empire, they use…
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Artists in the Picture – Laura Stoddart
This week’s blog takes a look at the artist Laura Stoddart. Recently awarded the London Stationary Award 2017 she is the ideal…
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From Egg Making to Hot Cross Bun Baking
Stuart Morris Textiles takes a look at some spectacular Easter feast favourites and how celebration brings out the artist in us all. …
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Egg-straordinarily Beautiful Eggs
Stuart Morris Textiles appreciates expert finishing and traditional Romanian egg dyeing uses Batik to achieve spectacular results.…
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Which came first the Chicken or the Easter Egg?
As it's Easter we thought we'd treat you to not just one but three new blogs...starting with the Chicken (or should that be the egg?)…
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Wat-er Collection of Watercolours!
As we celebrate the launch of our brand new regional collection 'Watercolour Britain', water is definitely the word of the week.…
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How to design your own Medieval border
When we think of Medieval we may be forgiven for conjured images of jousting, banquets and ladies with coronet hats and streaming…
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Lemon, Lent and Le Kilt!
The colours of the season, and the importance of keeping a sense of humour in the midst of challenging circumstances, like…
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What is love?
…those immortal words made famous by Haddaway in the 90s and it remains a very good question, as yet unanswered…
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Our New Digital Printer
Over the last year our digital department has grown far more than we had ever expected. In April 2015, we started digital…
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Ideas For Christmas Fundraising
Christmas is approaching and don’t we all know it! What better time than now to start preparing your fundraising ideas in time…
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National Teddy Bear Day
National Teddy Bear Day September 9th is observed annually as National Teddy Bear Day. Whatever your age I’m sure we can all…
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National Wildlife Day
This coming Sunday, 4th September is National Wildlife Day. It was founded in remembrance of the renowned animal lover, Steve…
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Equinox Astrology
We have recently printed a very interesting design for Equinox Astrology. It shows the moon phases throughout the year, including…
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Dollyhotdogs – Michelle Fisher
Michelle is a freelance illustrator living in East Devon. She used to specialise in food Illustration and has recently reignited…
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Gideon Irving
It’s true his name is Gideon! We have had the pleasure of working with Gideon for almost a year now and right from day 1 we…
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New Sewing Room
Our new long awaited sewing room is here! Our fantastic seamstresses Renata and Sarah now officially have a place to call their…
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Our Wedding Tea Towels
Did you know here at Stuart Morris we also specialise in wedding tea towels? Wedding Tea Towels are a truly beautiful and lasting…
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Designer of the month: Courtney Davis
Courtney Davis was born in South Wales, a native of Celtic country. Courtney has regularly exhibited in Europe, America and Japan…
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ART WORKS – for Adam Randall
Here at Stuart Morris, we are delighted to be printing a brand new textiles range for local designer Adam Randall. Adam trained…
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The Full Process – Our 10 step guide to digital printing.
Last week we gave you an insight into the traditional screen printing method so we thought that it was only right to follow on…
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The Full Process – Our 10 step guide to screen printing
With over 35 years’ experience, we thought it would be nice to share with you the process of how your imaginative designs end…
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The Royal Yacht Britannia – Stuart heads north
Stuart Morris’s Family originate from Aberdeen so he is always happy to return to beautiful Scotland where he feels…
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National Pet Month
National Pet Month From the 1st April to the 2nd May it is National Pet Month. Now in its 27th year the aim is to promote…
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Richard Bawden at 80
Time to celebrate – Our dear friend Richard Bawden is turning 80. Based in Hadleigh, Suffolk, Richard Bawden is a supreme…
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Hello to ‘HelloFresh’
It can be tough finding the time and energy to cook exciting, nutritious meals for yourself or the family. Thankfully HelloFresh…
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Biscuiteers: Beautiful Biscuits
‘Why send flowers when you can send biscuits instead?’ Biscuiteers is a biscuits gift company co-founded by Harriet Hastings…
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Queen’s 90th Birthday
The Queen’s 90th birthday is on April 21st 2016. Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday celebrations are sure to be one of the…
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Designer of the Month: Sarah Dowling
‘The purpose of art is to wash daily life off our souls’ (Pablo Picasso) Sarah Dowling is our ‘Designer of the Month’ for…
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Designing Artwork for Broughton Castle
Our team of innovative artists have recently been working on creating a design for Broughton Castle. They were asked to produce…
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Juliet Reeves Designs
With Mother’s Day just around the corner we thought we’d take a look at Juliet Reeves’ products which are perfect for the…
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Designer of the Month: Polly Baker
‘Traditional with a quirky twist’ The ‘Designer of the Month’ title for January has been awarded to Polly Baker. Polly…
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Stuart Morris – ‘Colour it Wild’ Art Exhibition
Stuart recently exhibited a collection of his artwork at La Galleria Pall Mall in London. The exhibition, titled ‘Colour it…
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Designer of the Month: Laura Jayne Fisk
August’s ‘Designer of the Month’ is Laura Jayne Fisk. Laura predominantly uses pencil or pen and ink as her chosen media.…
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Designer of the Month: Emma Kerridge
Emma Kerridge has gained the ‘Designer of the Month’ title this month. Emma is a self-taught wildlife artist whose artwork…
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Designer of the Month: Melanie Charles
October’s ‘Designer of the Month’ award has gone to Melanie Charles. Melanie is a mixed media artist with a passion for…
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Designer of the Month: Lottie Day
Our ‘Designer of the Month’ for July is Lottie Day. Lottie creates hand-printed, hand-made textile products. Lottie works…
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The Essential Children’s Bookshelf
A good children’s book can evoke all sorts of emotions, particularly when it comes to classic children’s book. Adults…
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Designer of the Month: Alison Lang
Alison Lang is this month’s ‘Designer of the Month’. Alison is an illustrator living in the West Country. Alison is…
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Designer of the Month: Jasmine Mercer
May’s ‘Designer of the Month’ is Jasmine Mercer. Jasmine creates artwork for children’s books, advertisers, large scale…
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School Days Around The World
We love making tea towels for primary schools across the country – but what about traditions that happen in schools across…
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Designer of the Month: Jo Thearle
The lovely Jo Thearle has gained the ‘Designer of the Month’ title this month. Jo specialises in photography. Her…
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New Designs for Museum Selection
Our art department have been busy creating a selection of new designs to be printed onto tea towels, bags, aprons and t-shirts…
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Designer of the Month: Hannah Carding
This month’s ‘Designer of the Month’ is Hannah Carding. Hannah creates decorative drawings, etchings, monoprints and screen…
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Infographic: Are you a Left Brain or a Right Brain Learner?
Work out if you are a “right” or “left” brain learner with our new infographic about the different ways…
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The Process of Printing a School Tea Towel
We love printing all of the school tea towel orders we have come in to us and thought you’d like to find out exactly how they…
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Designer of the Month: Ruth Broadway
February’s ‘Designer of the Month’ is Ruth Broadway. The majority of Ruth’s artwork consists of lino prints. She also…
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Stuart Morris: ‘Colour it Wild’
‘I want my colours to sing’ (Delvaux) Stuart is a painter, printmaker and environmental artist. He often feels…
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Bake On: Brilliant Baking Tea Towels
We have been so excited to print some fantastic tea towels for Chris Gojal Krogsgaard recently. Chris created ‘Bake…
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‘Reality: Modern & Contemporary British Painting’ at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
“REALITY testifies to the survival of painting as a medium and the impact of British painting today” (Sainsbury Centre for…
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Designer of the Month: Sam Wilson
Our first ‘Designer of the Month’ for 2015 is Sam Wilson. Sam converts her beautiful drawings, paintings and prints into a…
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Christmas Themed Art Pieces
As Christmas is getting closer, we thought we’d take a look at some Christmas themed artwork. Each year the V&A…
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Designer of the Month: Angie Freese
Angie Freese has gained the title of ‘Designer of the Month’ for November. Her business ‘Of Life and Lemons’ consists of…
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10 Quick Christmas and New Year Fundraising Ideas for Schools
Christmas Tea Towel Personalised tea towels with illustrations by school children make the perfect Christmas gift and an ideal…
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The Sunshine Children – From Ireland to the East: The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation
This week, we would like to shine the spotlight on a charity very close to our hearts. The Christina Noble Children’s…
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Alex Chinneck’s “Melting House” Sculpture
The artist Alex Chinneck, who specialises in huge art projects that create optical illusions using entire buildings, has launched…
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Designer of the Month: Serena Hall
October’s ‘Designer of the Month’ is Serena Hall. Serena is a full time professional artist who works predominantly with…
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How to Tie Dye!
A great way to introduce a child to arts and crafts is to teach them the art of tie dye. Not only is this a fun (and slightly…
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The Mystery Behind Rothko’s Seagram Murals
Mark Rothko’s Seagram Murals have become some of the most famous and recognisable pieces of modern art in the last century.…
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Designer of the Month: Andy Pointon
The ‘Designer of the Month’ title for September goes to Andy Pointon. Andy is a graphic designer, artist and illustrator. His…
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Sculptors Who Go Back to Nature
Why spend so much time creating something that is guaranteed to naturally decay? Why make art that will not remain preserved…
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Frieze Art Fair
Frieze Art Fair is one of the largest contemporary art fairs which takes place annually. This year the fair will be held from…
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Inspiring Textile Designers
Like many artistic trades, the textile business has its trendsetters who have been influential in setting a precedent for future…
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‘Making Colour’ at the National Gallery
This week’s blog focuses on the exhibition ‘Making Colour’ which is currently on at the National Gallery. The exhibition…
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The Art of Marbling Paper
We appreciate a variety of art styles and recognise that there are many techniques which are no longer used but could be just as…
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Designer of the Month: Kelly Hood
Our ‘Designer of the Month’ for August is the lovely Kelly Hood. Kelly uses oils and mixed media (flint, zinc flakes, Italian…
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3 Significant Works of Art – Inspiring Through Design
Art and Design has always been subjective but over the course of history there have been many works of art that have captured the…
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Designer of the Month: Jenni Desmond
Jenni Desmond (July’s ‘Designer of the Month’) uses the media of collage, paint and pencil crayons. Once she has created…
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Bags of Creativity
One of our most popular products after our much loved tea towels, are our shopping bags. These versatile cotton, canvas and jute…
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A Look at Some of the Historic Textile Hot Spots in the UK
The UK has a rich textile heritage spanning over thousands of years. There is archaeological evidence of textile production in…
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The Artist’s Studio
People’s studio spaces can vary dramatically. This can be due to the type of art they create but also because they are very…
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Tackling Environmental Issues with Children
At Stuart Morris we know the importance of looking after our environment which is why all of our printed bags are eco-friendly.…
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Designer of the Month: Chloe Gardner
Chloe Gardner has been chosen as June’s ‘Designer of the Month’. Chloe is a mixed media artist. She comes from a family of…
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Creative Tea Towel Uses
Did you know that the super useful tea towel can be used for more than just drying wet dishes? As printing techniques and textile…
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Creating and Printing Designs for Women V Cancer
Women V Cancer is an organisation which raises money for 3 different charities. These charities are Breast Cancer Care, Ovarian…
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Designer of the Month: Annie Soudain
Annie Soudain has been awarded our ‘Designer of the Month’ title for May. She specialises in lino-printing but also creates a…
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Iconic British Textile Designers
It is no secret that we love design! Stuart is a painter and screen printer extroidanairre and we have some exceptional hand…
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School Leaver & Summer Fair Fundraising Ideas
Our self-portrait tea towels and ‘create your own’ shopping bags are a sure fire winner for your nursery or school summer…
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Designer of the Month: Jessica Hogarth
Our ‘Designer of the Month’ for April is Jessica Hogarth. She is a freelance surface pattern and textile designer. Jessica…
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In our Factory: Progression of a Print
Ever wondered how our fantastic products are created? Read on to find out exactly how they are…. Once we have received an…
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A Selection of our Latest Designs
It has been a very productive couple of months for our art department. They have worked on a number of designs for heritage and…
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Designing Artwork for Broughton Castle
Our team of innovative artists have recently been working on creating a design for Broughton Castle. They were asked to produce…
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Designer of the Month: Stephanie Cole
We have selected Stephanie Cole to be our ‘Designer of the Month’ for March. She is a British designer-maker. Stephanie…
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Gainsborough’s House: A Printer’s Paradise
Having recently visited Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury, I was not only interested in the wonderful artwork on display but also…
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Balinese Textiles: Cloths of Beauty & Religious Significance
On a recent visit to the Indonesian island of Bali, Stuart took the opportunity to create some new pieces of artwork. He drew…
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School Fundraisers For Spring
We are proud to be one of the leading school tea towel providers in the UK, and have been for the last 20 years. We love to see…
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New Designs for Historic Scotland
Stuart Morris have been working closely with Historic Scotland for a number of years now. Stuart and Denise enjoy visiting the…
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Designer of the Month: Annabel Grey
Our Designer of the Month for February is the exceptionally talented Annabel Grey. Annabel is a textile artist who produces…
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Start of a New Chapter: Helen Hands Over the Reins
Rose and her Artwork At the beginning of the month the Stuart Morris team bid farewell to Helen (customer liaison) as she left to…
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Get Crafty: Homemade Christmas Decoration Projects For Children
The Christmas season is the perfect time to get crafty with your kids, so hit the craft shop before the children are out of…
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Designer of The Month: Angela Harding
We are proud to announce that for October our Designer of the Month crown goes to the exceptionally talented print maker Angela…
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Designer Of The Month: Sarah Young
We have featured a diverse range of impressive artists and designers as our Designer Of The Month over the past few months. This…
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Going Against the Grain: A Look At Wooden Art
Those of you that have been reading our blog for some time will know that whilst Stuart loves to paint on canvas (the bigger the…
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Designer of the month: Our Very Own Diz
Dizzy (or Diz as she likes to be called) has been working here at Stuart Morris for many years and is a highly valued member of…
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Designer Of The Month: Dame Elizabeth Blackadder
When discussing landscape and flora art very few British artists have made the kind of impact like that of Dame Elizabeth…
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Stuart Gets Back to Nature in the New Forest
Over the sunny bank holiday weekend Stuart stole away to the stunning New Forest; the perfect setting for a spot of chalk…
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Designer of the Month: Heather Raeburn
An acute attention to detail is what you can expect to find in the beautiful works of ‘botanical artist’ Heather Raeburn. In…
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Designs for English heritage
Stuart Morris has enjoyed a trading relationship with English Heritage for the past 20 years. During this time we have created…
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Designer of the Month: Pat Albeck
There is something startlingly contemporary in Pat Albeck’s work. Just take a look at the featured image, Apple &…
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Designer of the Month: At Home with Richard Bawden
Cosy looking sofas, oversized house plants, jugs of flowers, poised cats and an array of farmyard animals all point to one man…
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Latest Project: Scaling Mount Stuart!
Mount Stuart, sadly not the aristocratic family seat of our very own Mr.Morris, is the focus of this week’s post. The Gothic…
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A Cup (apron or cotton bag) Full of Love For Mothering Sunday
I don’t know about you but it feels as though the year is flying by. It seems as though Santa only came yesterday and yet…
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Unearthing the History Behind Some of Our Designs
Having worked with numerous heritage organisations over the years we have completed designs for a range of historic buildings and…
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Panama: An Introduction to Ethnic Mola Textile Art
Panama, relentless in heat and humidity, is a mountainous country in Central America which is probably most well-known for the…
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Merry Christmas from the Stuart Morris Team
The festive period is well and truly here! Whilst we are all busy finishing off the last few tasks (and eating a mince pie or…
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Treemendous Designs – A Celebration of National Tree Week
Did you know that last week was National Tree Week? This celebration of all things green and leafy started in 1975 and is held at…
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The Development of Unit 2
This week saw the culmination of a number of months hard work with the opening of our second unit at Hilltop Print Studio. Here…
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Caught Out by Tromp l’Oeil
At first glance there appears to be a soldier walking past me here in the Stuart Morris studio. On second glance I realise that…
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Barra Through Stuarts Eyes
The Island of Barra, a Gaelic speaking isle in the Outer Hebrides, recently underwent a Stuart Morris makeover. Stuart loves to…
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When William Morris Meets The National Trust – Latest Designs
Anyone who spends anytime at all working in or researching the area of textile design will have heard of William Morris. He is…
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Deck The Print Studio Halls!
No, I don’t mean that we have decked the print studio halls with boughs of holly (not yet anyway)! However, we have designed a…
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Totem Pole Painting – Stuart’s Latest Art Work
You can probably tell from our website that we love a splash of colour here at Stuart Morris. If you dig around a little you…
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Our Latest Designs for Museum Selection
Stuart Morris have been privileged to work with Museum Selection since they started up in 2002. In this time we have developed a…
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Article on Stuart Morris
Take a look inside the home and studio of Stuart Morris, the converted Rose Chapel in Hadleigh, in this cutting from Suffolk…
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Top Tips for Getting the Most out of Industry Shows and Exhibitions
For many businesses annual trade shows and exhibitions are an integral part of their marketing and promotions calendar. No matter…
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Possible ideas
Printed t-shirts for stag and hen do’s – t-shirts are an absolute standard part of any great stag or hen do. A team strip…
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The Olympics? – How did it all start?
Most people know that the Olympics started in Ancient Greece. Competitors would represent different cities in the various…
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Canvas Crazy!
Canvas printing has become extremely popular in recent years and has really been made possible by the innovation of digital…
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Print your own tea towels
With the tea towel filling such an important role in the household, isn’t it worthwhile having one that’s just a little bit…
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Reusable shopping bags with logo or artwork of your choice
We have a wide range of custom printed reusable shopping bags for: Schools Local communities Promotional events Retail Reusable…
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A look at commemorative memorabilia
In June this year our Nation will be celebrating the Queens Diamond Jubilee which marks 60 years of her reign. She came to the…
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The Tea Towel?? Soaked with Fundraising Potential
A domestic favourite that can be found in any self respecting kitchen, where would we be without the versatile tea towel? Whether…
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Getting Started in Screen Printing
Screen Printing is a fantastic and simple art with a rich history that can be traced back to the Song Dynasty in 960AD China.…
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