Selvedge Stories
IDENTITY OUT NOW
With war once again in Europe a reality, it seems timely for Selvedge to examine flags: their importance, heritage, and meaning. Ostensibly, a flag is a piece of cloth onto...
IDENTITY OUT NOW
With war once again in Europe a reality, it seems timely for Selvedge to examine flags: their importance, heritage, and meaning. Ostensibly, a flag is a piece of cloth onto...
Fashion Revolution Week
Image: All images courtesy of Fashion Revolution At Selvedge we are keenly aware that textiles are at the forefront of the climate crisis and their production is tightly bound up...
Fashion Revolution Week
Image: All images courtesy of Fashion Revolution At Selvedge we are keenly aware that textiles are at the forefront of the climate crisis and their production is tightly bound up...
PAINTING ON EGG SHELLS
Painting egg shells might be a staple craft activity in many family households this time of year, but for a small community in the town of Romania’s Ciocanesti, it’s much...
PAINTING ON EGG SHELLS
Painting egg shells might be a staple craft activity in many family households this time of year, but for a small community in the town of Romania’s Ciocanesti, it’s much...
BLUE SKY THINKING
In the heart of the Pink City there is a house named in honour of blue. Nila House (nila meaning blue in Hindi) refers to India’s oldest natural dye, indigo....
BLUE SKY THINKING
In the heart of the Pink City there is a house named in honour of blue. Nila House (nila meaning blue in Hindi) refers to India’s oldest natural dye, indigo....
HEIRLOOM FIBRES LOUD AND CLEAR
Stockton, California-based weaver Adele Stafford is revitalising the industry by slowing it down: she not only collaborates with American farmers who raise sheep and grow cotton, but also weaves cloth...
HEIRLOOM FIBRES LOUD AND CLEAR
Stockton, California-based weaver Adele Stafford is revitalising the industry by slowing it down: she not only collaborates with American farmers who raise sheep and grow cotton, but also weaves cloth...
THE NATURE OF CREATIVITY
Image: A hand-embroidered holly blue in a box of silk thread used for the scales on its wings © Jane E. Hall. Some people have the ability to behold beauty...
THE NATURE OF CREATIVITY
Image: A hand-embroidered holly blue in a box of silk thread used for the scales on its wings © Jane E. Hall. Some people have the ability to behold beauty...
