Selvedge Stories

Cocoons of Yarny Goodness
Over the Christmas holiday period, different members of the team are contributing personal blog posts. Today, Selvedge’s customer services manager, Hester Thorp, tells us about the origin of her love...
Cocoons of Yarny Goodness
Over the Christmas holiday period, different members of the team are contributing personal blog posts. Today, Selvedge’s customer services manager, Hester Thorp, tells us about the origin of her love...

Merry Christmas 2020
Image: British Library digitised image from page 6 of "Old Father Christmas. Picture-Book," 1888. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers. Wishing you a safe and...
Merry Christmas 2020
Image: British Library digitised image from page 6 of "Old Father Christmas. Picture-Book," 1888. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers. Wishing you a safe and...

Podcasts for Crafting
Image: Edgar Degas,The Milliners, about 1882–before 1905, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. If you are looking for some interesting listening material this Christmas, while you make or simply...
Podcasts for Crafting
Image: Edgar Degas,The Milliners, about 1882–before 1905, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. If you are looking for some interesting listening material this Christmas, while you make or simply...

Handspun Yarn From India
The design label 11.11 / eleven eleven has launched a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo, for handspun cotton yarn. By committing to buy handspun yarn kits, made from indigenous organic cotton...
Handspun Yarn From India
The design label 11.11 / eleven eleven has launched a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo, for handspun cotton yarn. By committing to buy handspun yarn kits, made from indigenous organic cotton...

Cloth and Community
Image: Caravan by Arlene Witty. Eight years ago Torah Stitch by Stitch was launched by Toronto-based Judaic textile artist, Temma Gentles. In this guest post, Lili Shain, President, Torah Stitch...
Cloth and Community
Image: Caravan by Arlene Witty. Eight years ago Torah Stitch by Stitch was launched by Toronto-based Judaic textile artist, Temma Gentles. In this guest post, Lili Shain, President, Torah Stitch...

Remember to Apply!
Image: members of the Multicolores rug hooking cooperative from Guatemala, exhibitors at Selvedge World Fair 2020. A reminder that applications are open for the Selvedge World Fair 2021 and we...
Remember to Apply!
Image: members of the Multicolores rug hooking cooperative from Guatemala, exhibitors at Selvedge World Fair 2020. A reminder that applications are open for the Selvedge World Fair 2021 and we...