Selvedge Stories
LETTER FROM A READER: LINEN STORIES
Image courtesy of Warsaw Academy of ScienceWe want to say thank you to Joanna Skoczynska for writing to us to share her textile story, which we extend to you -...
LETTER FROM A READER: LINEN STORIES
Image courtesy of Warsaw Academy of ScienceWe want to say thank you to Joanna Skoczynska for writing to us to share her textile story, which we extend to you -...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: DEEP ROOTED - LINEN'S IRISH L...
Written by Polly Devlin (Selvedge issue 18)Linen noun. 1. cloth woven from flax 2. articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen. – ORIGIN originally in the...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: DEEP ROOTED - LINEN'S IRISH L...
Written by Polly Devlin (Selvedge issue 18)Linen noun. 1. cloth woven from flax 2. articles such as sheets or clothes made, or originally made, of linen. – ORIGIN originally in the...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: FLAXEN BEAUTY
Image courtesy of Växbo Lin Written by Clare de Lotbiniere inen (Selvedge issue 10)“I wish everyone could perceive daylight filtering through white linen curtains silhouetted against an open window. The entwining of weave,...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: FLAXEN BEAUTY
Image courtesy of Växbo Lin Written by Clare de Lotbiniere inen (Selvedge issue 10)“I wish everyone could perceive daylight filtering through white linen curtains silhouetted against an open window. The entwining of weave,...
TURBAN: A TRADITIONAL HEAD ATTIRE OF MANY FACETS
Images Courtesy of Balveer KumawatWritten by Brinda Gill“It takes a minute”, says Balveer Kumawat, a professional turban-tier based in Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, of the time he takes to deftly...
TURBAN: A TRADITIONAL HEAD ATTIRE OF MANY FACETS
Images Courtesy of Balveer KumawatWritten by Brinda Gill“It takes a minute”, says Balveer Kumawat, a professional turban-tier based in Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, of the time he takes to deftly...
HONOURING WITH COTTON SCARVES
Image: Prayer flags, Sikkim. Image courtesy of Kailash PradhanWritten by Brinda Gill“Impermanence is one of the fundamental messages of Lord Buddha. He spoke of all that exists as transient. Yet,...
HONOURING WITH COTTON SCARVES
Image: Prayer flags, Sikkim. Image courtesy of Kailash PradhanWritten by Brinda Gill“Impermanence is one of the fundamental messages of Lord Buddha. He spoke of all that exists as transient. Yet,...
INSPIRED BY LOCAL HERITAGE
Image: Ropemaking with banana fibre. Image courtesy of The Kishkinda TrustWritten by Brinda Gill“I visited Hampi as a young artist in 1991 and was spellbound by the raw beauty of its...
INSPIRED BY LOCAL HERITAGE
Image: Ropemaking with banana fibre. Image courtesy of The Kishkinda TrustWritten by Brinda Gill“I visited Hampi as a young artist in 1991 and was spellbound by the raw beauty of its...
