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FOUND at the Festival of Quilts 2021
Image: Rosie James, Larkfield (detail) FOUND, a new exhibition from Art Textiles: Made in Britain, is the fourth exhibition by the group to make its debut at the Festival of Quilts,...
FOUND at the Festival of Quilts 2021
Image: Rosie James, Larkfield (detail) FOUND, a new exhibition from Art Textiles: Made in Britain, is the fourth exhibition by the group to make its debut at the Festival of Quilts,...
How to: create a sunny Pająk
Image: All images courtesy Karoline Merska Inspired by the folk art of her home country, Polish artist Karolina Merska started making decorative pająki mobiles in 2015. Her modern take on...
How to: create a sunny Pająk
Image: All images courtesy Karoline Merska Inspired by the folk art of her home country, Polish artist Karolina Merska started making decorative pająki mobiles in 2015. Her modern take on...
Nick Walker Master Thatcher
Image: © Tom Bunning In celebration of the latest issue of Selvedge, Issue 101 Grow, we're taking a deep dive into straw, a material that is as diverse as it...
Nick Walker Master Thatcher
Image: © Tom Bunning In celebration of the latest issue of Selvedge, Issue 101 Grow, we're taking a deep dive into straw, a material that is as diverse as it...
The Straw Hat Industry of Luton
Luton’s role as the global centre of hat manufacture is largely forgotten today, but its little known industrial pedigree has shaped almost every aspect of the town as we...
The Straw Hat Industry of Luton
Luton’s role as the global centre of hat manufacture is largely forgotten today, but its little known industrial pedigree has shaped almost every aspect of the town as we...
Straw Poll
A century ago, the south west of France had a booming straw hat industry. Historically, these stitched straw braid hats were worn in rural areas and were designed to shield...
Straw Poll
A century ago, the south west of France had a booming straw hat industry. Historically, these stitched straw braid hats were worn in rural areas and were designed to shield...
Turning Straw into Gold
An agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed, straw is one of the most abundant ‘waste’ materials on the...
Turning Straw into Gold
An agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed, straw is one of the most abundant ‘waste’ materials on the...
