SELVEDGE JOURNAL
LIVING LEGEND Taller Netzahualcoyotl: Sustainab...
Tucked into the village of Contla de Juan Cuamatzi, just twenty minutes beyond the central Mexican city of Tlaxcala (tlas-kah-lah), is an extraordinary textile workshop. Their roots go deep into...
LIVING LEGEND Taller Netzahualcoyotl: Sustainab...
Tucked into the village of Contla de Juan Cuamatzi, just twenty minutes beyond the central Mexican city of Tlaxcala (tlas-kah-lah), is an extraordinary textile workshop. Their roots go deep into...
MAKERS AND MENDERS Historic Clothing and Sustai...
The act of upcycling, mending and altering clothing is often referred to as being ‘sustainable’, though only a handful of us have the skills to render a tired garment new....
MAKERS AND MENDERS Historic Clothing and Sustai...
The act of upcycling, mending and altering clothing is often referred to as being ‘sustainable’, though only a handful of us have the skills to render a tired garment new....
DARNED! Darning Samplers a Hidden History
A few years ago, it was simple: if you had a hole in your t-shirt, jeans or socks, you simply threw them away! Or at least, many did. But there...
DARNED! Darning Samplers a Hidden History
A few years ago, it was simple: if you had a hole in your t-shirt, jeans or socks, you simply threw them away! Or at least, many did. But there...
BEST OUT OF WASTE Reduce textile usage, upcycl...
In an uber-chic Mumbai concept store hangs an off-white cotton dress with a plunging neckline. Scraps of colourful cloth pepper the bodice. The shapes of the scraps resemble none that...
BEST OUT OF WASTE Reduce textile usage, upcycl...
In an uber-chic Mumbai concept store hangs an off-white cotton dress with a plunging neckline. Scraps of colourful cloth pepper the bodice. The shapes of the scraps resemble none that...
SECOND CHANCES Crispina Ffrench’s cast-off Clothes
Most eighteen-year-olds think they’re ready to change the world, but don’t have the staying power. Not Crispina ffrench. She has resurrected thrift shop sweaters into toys, blankets, rugs, clothing, ottomans,...
SECOND CHANCES Crispina Ffrench’s cast-off Clothes
Most eighteen-year-olds think they’re ready to change the world, but don’t have the staying power. Not Crispina ffrench. She has resurrected thrift shop sweaters into toys, blankets, rugs, clothing, ottomans,...
Balenciaga: Meesterlijk zwart
Guest Edited by Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood of the Textile Research Centre, LeidenThe Kunstmuseum's current exhibition, Balenciaga: Meesterlijk zwart (‘Balenciaga: Masterly black’) can be seen until the 5 March 2023. The Balenciaga exhibition stresses the black...
Balenciaga: Meesterlijk zwart
Guest Edited by Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood of the Textile Research Centre, LeidenThe Kunstmuseum's current exhibition, Balenciaga: Meesterlijk zwart (‘Balenciaga: Masterly black’) can be seen until the 5 March 2023. The Balenciaga exhibition stresses the black...