Selvedge Stories

Linen's Irish Lineage
Happy St Patrick's Day to all our Irish readers! Today we’re revisiting Issue 18 Island Life - where we examine Ireland's wonderfully rich textiles heritage, the lineage of linen, and...
Linen's Irish Lineage
Happy St Patrick's Day to all our Irish readers! Today we’re revisiting Issue 18 Island Life - where we examine Ireland's wonderfully rich textiles heritage, the lineage of linen, and...

Japanese Textiles Recap
In anticipation of our Japanese Textiles Pecha-Kucha event taking place this Saturday, we’ve decided to treat our online readers to some wider reading from our speakers to whet your appetites....
Japanese Textiles Recap
In anticipation of our Japanese Textiles Pecha-Kucha event taking place this Saturday, we’ve decided to treat our online readers to some wider reading from our speakers to whet your appetites....

Coming Soon: The Anniversary Issue
Image: Iris Apfel, style icon also turns 100 this Summer, just after we publish Issue 100 Anniversary. We can’t quite believe it but in one month, on 15 April, we’ll...
Coming Soon: The Anniversary Issue
Image: Iris Apfel, style icon also turns 100 this Summer, just after we publish Issue 100 Anniversary. We can’t quite believe it but in one month, on 15 April, we’ll...

The Grandmothers of Myssyfarmi
Images: All images courtesy of Myssyfarmi To celebrate mothers (and grandmothers) everywhere, we look back at a past issue where we learnt about the Myssy Grannies. In the countryside of...
The Grandmothers of Myssyfarmi
Images: All images courtesy of Myssyfarmi To celebrate mothers (and grandmothers) everywhere, we look back at a past issue where we learnt about the Myssy Grannies. In the countryside of...

Roaring Twenties and Swinging Sixties
Image: Minidress (detail), Unknown ca. 1986. Made with paper fleece with motifs by Andy Warhol. Photo © Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Students from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Graduate Studies...
Roaring Twenties and Swinging Sixties
Image: Minidress (detail), Unknown ca. 1986. Made with paper fleece with motifs by Andy Warhol. Photo © Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Students from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Graduate Studies...

Katerina Jebb / Elizabeth Parker
Image: Sampler, Elizabeth Parker, about 1830, England. Museum no. T.6-1956. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London In celebration of International Women’s Day, the V&A has announced Katerina Jebb/Elizabeth Parker, a new...
Katerina Jebb / Elizabeth Parker
Image: Sampler, Elizabeth Parker, about 1830, England. Museum no. T.6-1956. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London In celebration of International Women’s Day, the V&A has announced Katerina Jebb/Elizabeth Parker, a new...