SELVEDGE PICKS FROM NEW DESIGNERS

Image courtesy of Paige Denham

Selvedge visited this year's visited New Designers to get some inspiration and celebrate the work of emerging textile designers and makers. Our top picks for the show are print designer, Paige Denham and hand-weaver. Dawn Bache. Read more about their work below.

Paige Denham
Paige Denham is a graduate of Loughborough University in Textiles, Innovation, and Design with a specialism in print. She was drawn to the traditional and experimental process of screen printing with the uncertainty of an outcome that is treasured in screen printing. Th process of cutting and collage allowed her to play with pattern and colour, creating bright and bold prints that are adaptable to home furnishings, as well as off-fabric, in paintings and murals. 


Image courtesy of Paige Denham

Paige recently trained with Bow Arts and became an artist educator in 2021, regularly bringing creativity into schools and directly to young people. She also facilitates a weekly art club in her hometown of Thamesmead.

Image courtesy of Paige Denham

With a passion for community at the center of all her work, Paige recently worked with a secondary school to provide young people with the opportunity to produce collaborative large-scale work to encourage a sense of ownership of their surroundings. The project was developed with the idea of encouraging young people to envision their surroundings as something they can have a positive impact on.

Find out more about Paige Denham's work: www.paigedenham.com

Dawn Bache
Dawn Bache's work celebrates the fleece from British rare breed sheep and British alpaca. A sustainable resource on our doorstep, Dawn believes it is waiting to be re-remembered in a world which is desperate to have a kinder and more ethical connection to the land. Through hand spinning and hand-weaving, Dawn hopes to capture the spirit of the wool and to make cloth enriched with softness and natural colours which are not damaging our planet. Focusing on a slow process of making, her intent is to use materials with heart and to re-remember the old ways of making cloth. 


Image courtesy of Dawn Bache

Initially trained as a fine artist, Dawn has followed her interest in spinning, weaving and natural dyeing, going on to study Contemporary Constructed Textiles at Bradford College. In 2020, Dawn was selected for the Crafts Council Hothouse Programme. Based in East Yorkshire, she works from a home studio near Beverley and is inspired by the East Yorkshire coast.

Image courtesy of Dawn Bache

Find out more about Dawn Bache's work: www.dawnbache.co.uk