Selvedge Stories

Kenzo Takada, 1939 - 2020
Credit: Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Kenzo Takada, the Japanese founder of Kenzo has died aged 81, in Paris, from complications linked to coronavirus. Takada moved from Japan to France...
Kenzo Takada, 1939 - 2020
Credit: Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images Kenzo Takada, the Japanese founder of Kenzo has died aged 81, in Paris, from complications linked to coronavirus. Takada moved from Japan to France...

Rosie Lee Tompkins
Image: Rosie Lee Tompkins, Untitled, 1970s, with embroidered scripture added mid-1980s; quilted by Irene Bankhead, 1997. Photography by Ben Blackwell Until December (and virtually) the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific...
Rosie Lee Tompkins
Image: Rosie Lee Tompkins, Untitled, 1970s, with embroidered scripture added mid-1980s; quilted by Irene Bankhead, 1997. Photography by Ben Blackwell Until December (and virtually) the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific...

Mitered Corner Blanket
All images (c) Purl Soho. Purl Soho is a family-owned shop dedicated to serving fibre artists of every ilk, from knitters and crocheters to quilters and embroiderers. The New York...
Mitered Corner Blanket
All images (c) Purl Soho. Purl Soho is a family-owned shop dedicated to serving fibre artists of every ilk, from knitters and crocheters to quilters and embroiderers. The New York...

2021 Applications Opening Today
Image: Porfirio Gutiérrez. We are now looking for artisans to take part in the Selvedge World Fair 2021 (31 Aug - 4 Sept 2021). Applications are opening at 6 pm...
2021 Applications Opening Today
Image: Porfirio Gutiérrez. We are now looking for artisans to take part in the Selvedge World Fair 2021 (31 Aug - 4 Sept 2021). Applications are opening at 6 pm...

Hocine Bazine
All images (c) Hocine Bazine, Berber Art. Hocine Bazine has been weaving Berber rugs since childhood. He learnt from his grandmother; starting with the different types of wool (whether the...
Hocine Bazine
All images (c) Hocine Bazine, Berber Art. Hocine Bazine has been weaving Berber rugs since childhood. He learnt from his grandmother; starting with the different types of wool (whether the...

Igshaan Adams
Image: The Path of the upright (crop), 2017, Igshaan Adams Artsy - the largest online database of contemporary art - has named Igshaan Adams as one of the The Artsy...
Igshaan Adams
Image: The Path of the upright (crop), 2017, Igshaan Adams Artsy - the largest online database of contemporary art - has named Igshaan Adams as one of the The Artsy...