SELVEDGE JOURNAL
HANGING ON THE THREAD
Image: Untitled. Children in Poverty series. Courtesy of Aran Illingworth. Interview and text: Julie Parmenter Aran Illingworth is a UK textile artist, who paints in thread. Her exhibition, Hanging on the...
HANGING ON THE THREAD
Image: Untitled. Children in Poverty series. Courtesy of Aran Illingworth. Interview and text: Julie Parmenter Aran Illingworth is a UK textile artist, who paints in thread. Her exhibition, Hanging on the...
A GOLDEN DIASPORA
Image: Courtesy of Polly Leonard The ancient cities of Samarkand and Bukhara owe their fortunes to their locations. Strung along the old Silk Road, they thrived on trade. This commerce,...
A GOLDEN DIASPORA
Image: Courtesy of Polly Leonard The ancient cities of Samarkand and Bukhara owe their fortunes to their locations. Strung along the old Silk Road, they thrived on trade. This commerce,...
WEAVING ILLUSION
Image: Creative Commons Text: Nidhi Garg Allen The invention of gold wires did not only inspire jewellery makers and embroiderers. Weaving communities across India were equally excited by these lustrous...
WEAVING ILLUSION
Image: Creative Commons Text: Nidhi Garg Allen The invention of gold wires did not only inspire jewellery makers and embroiderers. Weaving communities across India were equally excited by these lustrous...
PIECES OF GOLD AND SILVER
Image: Courtesy of V&A Museum, muslin embroidered with beetle wings and couched gold wire. makers unknown. 19th century. Text: Nidhi Garg Allen Zardozi is sometimes also called 'karchobi' or 'adda'—...
PIECES OF GOLD AND SILVER
Image: Courtesy of V&A Museum, muslin embroidered with beetle wings and couched gold wire. makers unknown. 19th century. Text: Nidhi Garg Allen Zardozi is sometimes also called 'karchobi' or 'adda'—...
ALL THAT GLISTERS
Image: Zardosi sample, courtesy of Nidhi Garg Allen This week we are joined by Nidhi Garg Allen, an alumnus of Parsons School of Design and Adjunct Professor at the Fashion Institute of...
ALL THAT GLISTERS
Image: Zardosi sample, courtesy of Nidhi Garg Allen This week we are joined by Nidhi Garg Allen, an alumnus of Parsons School of Design and Adjunct Professor at the Fashion Institute of...
A STITCH IN TIME
Image: Court guards of Mughal ruler Shah Jahan Text: Nidhi Garg Allen Cultural crossovers and complexities pepper the histories of Indian crafts. To understand the history of zardozi embroidery more...
A STITCH IN TIME
Image: Court guards of Mughal ruler Shah Jahan Text: Nidhi Garg Allen Cultural crossovers and complexities pepper the histories of Indian crafts. To understand the history of zardozi embroidery more...