Selvedge Stories
MOTIF AS TOOL
Image: Hard Knock Life For Us. Appliqué, hand stitching, buttons. Courtesy of Marcia Bennett-Male. Interview and text: Julie Parmenter. Once I had found the medium to help me vent, the...
MOTIF AS TOOL
Image: Hard Knock Life For Us. Appliqué, hand stitching, buttons. Courtesy of Marcia Bennett-Male. Interview and text: Julie Parmenter. Once I had found the medium to help me vent, the...
HANGING ON THE THREAD
Image: Untitled. Children in Poverty series. Courtesy of Aran Illingworth. Interview and text: Julie Parmenter When people are out and about during daily life, it's easy to ignore homeless people,...
HANGING ON THE THREAD
Image: Untitled. Children in Poverty series. Courtesy of Aran Illingworth. Interview and text: Julie Parmenter When people are out and about during daily life, it's easy to ignore homeless people,...
MEETING MAGGIE SCOTT
Image: Omulolo series. Courtesy of Maggie Scott Interview and text: Julie Parmenter Maggie Scott is a textile artist and activist. Her exhibition, 5 Times More, is at The Knitting &...
MEETING MAGGIE SCOTT
Image: Omulolo series. Courtesy of Maggie Scott Interview and text: Julie Parmenter Maggie Scott is a textile artist and activist. Her exhibition, 5 Times More, is at The Knitting &...
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'—...
