SELVEDGE JOURNAL

FROM THE ARCHIVE: THE LURE OF WHITE LINEN
Written by Amanda Vickery (Selvedge issue 39)Imagine a sweet-smelling cupboard stacked with crisp linens – sheets, pillow cases, napkins, towels, shirts and shifts. All are snowy white, fragrant with lavender...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: THE LURE OF WHITE LINEN
Written by Amanda Vickery (Selvedge issue 39)Imagine a sweet-smelling cupboard stacked with crisp linens – sheets, pillow cases, napkins, towels, shirts and shifts. All are snowy white, fragrant with lavender...

FROM THE ARCHIVE: DEEP ROOTED - LINEN'S IRISH L...
Written by Polly Devlin (Selvedge issue 18)Linen noun. 1. cloth woven from flax 2. articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen. – ORIGIN originally in...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: DEEP ROOTED - LINEN'S IRISH L...
Written by Polly Devlin (Selvedge issue 18)Linen noun. 1. cloth woven from flax 2. articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen. – ORIGIN originally in...

FROM THE ARCHIVE: FLAXEN BEAUTY
Image courtesy of Växbo Lin Written by Clare de Lotbiniere inen (Selvedge issue 10)“I wish everyone could perceive daylight filtering through white linen curtains silhouetted against an open window. The entwining of weave,...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: FLAXEN BEAUTY
Image courtesy of Växbo Lin Written by Clare de Lotbiniere inen (Selvedge issue 10)“I wish everyone could perceive daylight filtering through white linen curtains silhouetted against an open window. The entwining of weave,...

HONOURING WITH COTTON SCARVES
Image: Prayer flags, Sikkim. Image courtesy of Kailash PradhanWritten by Brinda Gill“Impermanence is one of the fundamental messages of Lord Buddha. He spoke of all that exists as transient. Yet,...
HONOURING WITH COTTON SCARVES
Image: Prayer flags, Sikkim. Image courtesy of Kailash PradhanWritten by Brinda Gill“Impermanence is one of the fundamental messages of Lord Buddha. He spoke of all that exists as transient. Yet,...

INSPIRED BY LOCAL HERITAGE
Image: Ropemaking with banana fibre. Image courtesy of The Kishkinda TrustWritten by Brinda Gill“I visited Hampi as a young artist in 1991 and was spellbound by the raw beauty of its...
INSPIRED BY LOCAL HERITAGE
Image: Ropemaking with banana fibre. Image courtesy of The Kishkinda TrustWritten by Brinda Gill“I visited Hampi as a young artist in 1991 and was spellbound by the raw beauty of its...

IN SYNC WITH NATURE
Image: Ori nui shibori in eco friendly dyes. Image courtesy of 2Up2DownWritten by Brinda Gill “Our handcrafted textiles are inspired by nature that surrounds us as our studio and workshop are located on a...
IN SYNC WITH NATURE
Image: Ori nui shibori in eco friendly dyes. Image courtesy of 2Up2DownWritten by Brinda Gill “Our handcrafted textiles are inspired by nature that surrounds us as our studio and workshop are located on a...