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Famille Summerbelle represents the combined skills of
Julie (designer and creative director) and Simon (all
the other stuff) The 'Summerbelle' alias is an amalgamation
of the two family names. Together they produce prints,
paper banners, cushions and all manner of pretty things;
including a fabulous fashion illustration for issue 29
of Selvedge. http://famillesummerbelle.com |
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Les
Soeurs Anglaises run short residential textile workshops
led by celebrated textile artists. Courses are held in a superb
studio space at a beautiful venue in South West France. Relaxed,
welcoming and inspiring, the area is perfect for walking,
cycling and visiting chateaux. T: +33 553 91 38 40, www.lessoeursanglaises.com
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Volga
Linen's summer sale starts on the 20th July. Take advantage
of up to 65% off bed linen, curtains, fabric, and clothes. And
don't forget, if you subscribe to Selvedge with issue 29 you'll
receive a free Volga Linen tea towel.* T: 0844 499 1609, www.volgalinen.co.uk
*terms and conditions apply |
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the 32nd year, Decorex International will entice buyers
with the best of British design alongside unique international
talent from across the interiors industry. Royal Hospital, Chelsea,
27-30 September 2009. Click
here to register for Decorex International or for more information
visit www.decorex.com |
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HOT IN THE CITY...
"What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual
state of inelegance". As Jane Austen points out it's hard to
look your best when temperatures soar. Better to stay indoors, pour
a long, cool drink and enjoy flicking through the latest issue of
Selvedge. Issue 29 should be with UK subscribers, and in the shops,
this week. International subscribers can expect their copies in
the next 14 days. Enjoy! www.selvedge.org. |
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We've
made everything spic and span in our new space and we'd love you to
help us celebrate its official opening. Come along to one-day-only
summer sale on the 11th July. Meet Polly Leonard and the Selvedge
team over cup cakes and elderflower cordial. Selvedge will be on sale
for just £5 and there will be up to 50% off our drygoods range.
162 Archway Road, London, N6 5BB www.selvedge.org |
This
year's Hampton Court Palace Flower Show will include a floral fashion
event, Catwalk in Bloom, while the Country Living Magazine Pavilion
will showcase British designed arts and crafts and delicious foods.
Elsewhere you will find everything you could ever want for your
garden. It all adds up to a perfect summer day out... 7th-12th July
2009, www.rhs.org.uk |
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John
Allen has enjoyed a career, spanning over 35 years, as teacher,
author, designer and curator. His latest exhibition, 'The Forbidden
Kingdom', reflects the artist’s response to travels through
Nepal and the High Himalayas. 29 June-8 August 2009, James Hockey
& Foyer Galleries, UCA Farnham. www.john-allen-london.co.uk,
www.ucreative.ac.uk |
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spring Saltwater have been inspired by the American deep south, with
beautiful fine china prints, water colour dragonflies, soft cottons
and indigo-dyed linens. The linen pinafore dress or chintz kaftan
are perfect for the sultry spell of weather we are currently enjoying
and, when it inevitably breaks, simply layer their fine crochet cardigan.
www.saltwater.net |
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Felt
food has become quite a craze among crafters but British Cream Tea
make some of the most delectable. Their strawberries and cream creation,
for example, has all the charm of an afternoon at Wimbledon. We've
been gazing longingly at their ice lollies and ice cream cones...
cool treats for grown ups and children alike.
www.britishcreamtea.etsy.com |
| DATES
FOR YOUR DIARY... |
| Until 26 Sept |
Isabel Toledo: Fashion from the Inside Out |
Fashion Institute of Technology, Seventh
Avenue, NYC www.fitnyc.edu |
| Until 18 July |
Sally Greaves-Lord |
Sledmere House, Driffield, East Yorkshire,
Y025 3XG www.sledmerehouse.com |
| Until 19 July |
Jerwood Contemporary Makers |
Jerwood Space, 171 Union St, London SE1
0LN www.jerwoodspace.co.uk |
| Until 19 July |
Baroque 1620-1800: The Age of Magnificence |
Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell
Road, London SW7 www.vam.ac.uk |
| Until 6 Sept |
Bending the Line, the 62 Group |
Hub, Navigation Wharf, Sleaford, Lincolnshire,
NG34 www.thehubcentre.info |
| Until 4 Oct |
Smocks and Smocking, From the Field to Fashion |
Whitchurch Silk Mill, Whitchurch, Hampshire
www.whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk |
| Until 25 Oct |
Timorous Beasties presents A Bird in The Hand |
Millennium Gallery, Arundel Gate, Sheffield
S1 2PP www.museums-sheffield.org.uk |
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