Selvedge Stories
If the Shoe Fits
Chiffon, silk rosettes, appliquéd lace, ottoman silk and gold beads: the fabrics and finishes behind Manolo Blahnik's most celebrated shoe designs.
If the Shoe Fits
Chiffon, silk rosettes, appliquéd lace, ottoman silk and gold beads: the fabrics and finishes behind Manolo Blahnik's most celebrated shoe designs.
Mano a Mano: The Story of Arudeko
In Oaxaca, sisters Nailea and Denisse Arnaiz have built a studio on collaboration, pairing generations of pedal loom weaving with contemporary design. Meet Arudeko, the newest addition to the Selvedge...
Mano a Mano: The Story of Arudeko
In Oaxaca, sisters Nailea and Denisse Arnaiz have built a studio on collaboration, pairing generations of pedal loom weaving with contemporary design. Meet Arudeko, the newest addition to the Selvedge...
Eka: The Craft of Heat and Dust
Eka's Spring/Summer 2026 collection draws on the Thar Desert's colours and rhythms, combining handwoven Kota, leheriya-inspired pattern and intricate block printing in a thoughtful textile story.
Eka: The Craft of Heat and Dust
Eka's Spring/Summer 2026 collection draws on the Thar Desert's colours and rhythms, combining handwoven Kota, leheriya-inspired pattern and intricate block printing in a thoughtful textile story.
America's Tapestry: Stitching the Story of a Na...
Fireworks and flags are the usual language of the 4th of July. This year, an exhibition in Williamsburg is telling America's founding story in embroidery instead.
America's Tapestry: Stitching the Story of a Na...
Fireworks and flags are the usual language of the 4th of July. This year, an exhibition in Williamsburg is telling America's founding story in embroidery instead.
Summer with the Selvedge Archives: Keeping Cool
Tutankhamun had one. So did every noblewoman trying to stay cool beneath a wig and corset. The fan began as a royal prerogative, and became the 18th century's sharpest tool for...
Summer with the Selvedge Archives: Keeping Cool
Tutankhamun had one. So did every noblewoman trying to stay cool beneath a wig and corset. The fan began as a royal prerogative, and became the 18th century's sharpest tool for...
Summer with the Selvedge Archives: Here Comes t...
Fragments of mica, polished stone, and mirror glass: ancient sun worshippers built their beliefs into cloth. Traces of those beliefs are still glittering there today.
Summer with the Selvedge Archives: Here Comes t...
Fragments of mica, polished stone, and mirror glass: ancient sun worshippers built their beliefs into cloth. Traces of those beliefs are still glittering there today.
