Emma Shipley
267 fabrics from Emma Shipley, photographed into our library across 6 collections. Narrow them in the finder, then feel the shortlist at the Heybridge showroom.
- Where
- England
- Known for
- Hand-drawn fantastical animals, printed on velvet, satin and linen
About Emma Shipley
Emma J Shipley is a British designer whose work begins as detailed pencil drawing. The subjects are animals and imagined creatures, drawn with the density of an engraving and then coloured, and they arrive on furnishing fabric through a collaboration with Clarke & Clarke rather than through a mill of her own.
The collections we hold come from that collaboration. Animalia gathers tropical parrots, swinging lemurs, tigers and hand-drawn giraffes; Wilderie takes its cue from myths and legends; Mythica continues the same idea. They are printed across rich velvets, satins and earthy linens, so one design can be had in several very different weights and finishes.
This is pattern that behaves like artwork. A single width can carry a room on its own, which is worth knowing before ordering enough for a pair of full-length curtains and a sofa.
Sources, checked in July 2026: emmajshipley.com/collections/fabric, clarke-clarke.sandersondesigngroup.com/collections/emma-j-shipley, etoffe.com/en/4208-wilderie-by-emma-j-shipley
The collections we hold.
Every one of these is photographed, tagged and searchable. Open a collection in the finder, or ask us to bring the book.
Wilderie Fabric
64 fabrics
Wilderie Wallpapers
50 fabrics
Animalia Fabrics
45 fabrics
Emma J Shipley Animalia Wallpaper
39 fabrics
Mythica Fabrics
37 fabrics
Mythica Wallcoverings
32 fabrics
Fabric collections and photography by Emma Shipley.
The palette, as it actually falls.
Counted across the whole range we hold, not chosen. Each swatch opens the fabric it was taken from.
What it is, and what it will take.
- 52 cm wide
- the usual bolt width here, on 43% of the range
- Pattern
- botanical (107), animal (103), plain (24)
- Made for
- wallpaper (121), upholstery (69), curtains and upholstery (57), curtains (20)
- Types
- Wallpaper (121), Fabric (102), Velvet (44)
What this house publishes with every fabric, as a share of the ones we hold:
- Width 100%
- Pattern repeat 100%
Where we use it.
Curtains and blinds
A statement pair, or a blind where the whole drawing can be read at once rather than lost in the folds.
More on thisBespoke commissions
One occasional chair, cut so a large drawing is not broken up by the frame.
More on thisInterior design
Cushions first, which is the cheapest way to find out whether you can live with a pattern this strong.
More on thisHouses that sit well beside it.
- Clarke & Clarke3,367 fabrics in the library
- House of Hackney550 fabrics in the library
- LibertyLiberty prints and Tana Lawn cotton, from a 60,000 piece archive
Bring the room, we will bring the books.
Send a photograph and a rough size and we will reply with a personal quote, using an average price fabric.