Selvedge Stories
HANKIES GALORE
What can the humble hankie tell us about European history? We were incredibly lucky that Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood of TRC Leiden recently took part in our Textile Tokens talk and was...
HANKIES GALORE
What can the humble hankie tell us about European history? We were incredibly lucky that Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood of TRC Leiden recently took part in our Textile Tokens talk and was...
TICKLED PINK
What connects Coco Chanel’s iconic Rouge Carmin, the prickly pear plant, and the Vatican's papal robes? Of course it's the vigorous and carnal shade of red dye derived from grana cochineal, an...
TICKLED PINK
What connects Coco Chanel’s iconic Rouge Carmin, the prickly pear plant, and the Vatican's papal robes? Of course it's the vigorous and carnal shade of red dye derived from grana cochineal, an...
MIRROR WORK
Oprah Winfrey once quoted, “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” This is the ethos that drove Pabiben Rabari from a nomadic tribe in Kutch,...
MIRROR WORK
Oprah Winfrey once quoted, “You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.” This is the ethos that drove Pabiben Rabari from a nomadic tribe in Kutch,...
THE ICONIC LICE SWEATER OF NORWAY
Did you enjoy our article last week about Annemor Sundbø, Norwegian sweater detective? This week we're sharing a snippet of her article in Issue 104 Keeping Warm, all about woolen...
THE ICONIC LICE SWEATER OF NORWAY
Did you enjoy our article last week about Annemor Sundbø, Norwegian sweater detective? This week we're sharing a snippet of her article in Issue 104 Keeping Warm, all about woolen...
THE ZOOMORPHIC BABY HATS OF CHINA
Today sees the new moon closest to the beginning of Spring and therefore marks the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year – and the most ceremonious holiday in China. Although...
THE ZOOMORPHIC BABY HATS OF CHINA
Today sees the new moon closest to the beginning of Spring and therefore marks the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year – and the most ceremonious holiday in China. Although...
TEXTILE TRACES: ENGLISH PAPER PIECING
Creating atmospheric prints of pieced patchwork textiles allows artist Ruth Singer to preserve and record processes such as English paper piecing. Highlighting the back, the workings, the humble innards of textile...
TEXTILE TRACES: ENGLISH PAPER PIECING
Creating atmospheric prints of pieced patchwork textiles allows artist Ruth Singer to preserve and record processes such as English paper piecing. Highlighting the back, the workings, the humble innards of textile...
