Selvedge Stories
THE IRISH ARAN KNIT
Image: Islands Eye knitwearAran grew up in the harsh environment of the Aran Islands where every-day wear consisted of home-spun fabrics and knits. Today it thrives as part of a...
THE IRISH ARAN KNIT
Image: Islands Eye knitwearAran grew up in the harsh environment of the Aran Islands where every-day wear consisted of home-spun fabrics and knits. Today it thrives as part of a...
KNIT FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Image: The Anatomy of a Sweater in issue 104 (Keeping Warm) of Selvedge. Image courtesy of James BrownBetsan specialises in the therapeutic nature of knitting and has been researching the meditative, creative...
KNIT FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Image: The Anatomy of a Sweater in issue 104 (Keeping Warm) of Selvedge. Image courtesy of James BrownBetsan specialises in the therapeutic nature of knitting and has been researching the meditative, creative...
FLEECE TO FASHION
Image courtesy of Fleece to Fashion: Economies and Cultures of Knitted Textiles in Scotland Our second speaker for the Knit event will be Lynn Abrams, Professor of Modern History at...
FLEECE TO FASHION
Image courtesy of Fleece to Fashion: Economies and Cultures of Knitted Textiles in Scotland Our second speaker for the Knit event will be Lynn Abrams, Professor of Modern History at...
GANSEY KNITTING
Image courtesy of Di GilpinJoining us for our next online talk, Knit, Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell, long collaborators, will introduce the little known history and craft of Gansey knitting. Gansey knitting is thought...
GANSEY KNITTING
Image courtesy of Di GilpinJoining us for our next online talk, Knit, Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell, long collaborators, will introduce the little known history and craft of Gansey knitting. Gansey knitting is thought...
FLAX CELLO
Image: Flax cello by Tim Duerinck. Image courtesy of Tim DuerinckFlax is best known as the plant from which linen is made and the Belgian town of Kortrijk in West Flanders has...
FLAX CELLO
Image: Flax cello by Tim Duerinck. Image courtesy of Tim DuerinckFlax is best known as the plant from which linen is made and the Belgian town of Kortrijk in West Flanders has...
AN ICONIC HAND BLOCK PRINTING STUDIO
Image courtesy of Padmini Govind “Hand block printing is inherently organic, sustainable and always ethical”, says Padmini Govind, Partner, Tharangini Studio, of the ancient craft of printing motifs and patterns on...
AN ICONIC HAND BLOCK PRINTING STUDIO
Image courtesy of Padmini Govind “Hand block printing is inherently organic, sustainable and always ethical”, says Padmini Govind, Partner, Tharangini Studio, of the ancient craft of printing motifs and patterns on...
