Selvedge Stories

Potato Printing Society
Image: Molly Mahon. Friend of Selvedge, Molly Mahon, is holding a silent auction to raise money for The Charleston Trust. Charleston is a charity which receives no public funding. Its...
Potato Printing Society
Image: Molly Mahon. Friend of Selvedge, Molly Mahon, is holding a silent auction to raise money for The Charleston Trust. Charleston is a charity which receives no public funding. Its...

Sir Terence Conran (1931 – 2020)
Image: Courtesy of The Design Museum, London Sir Terence Conran has died, aged 88. Conran was one of the world's best-known designers, retailers and restaurateurs. After studying textile design and...
Sir Terence Conran (1931 – 2020)
Image: Courtesy of The Design Museum, London Sir Terence Conran has died, aged 88. Conran was one of the world's best-known designers, retailers and restaurateurs. After studying textile design and...

Colour Shock
Images courtesy of Anna-Karin Jobs Arnberg (c) Lena Katarina Johansson. In our current issue – Issue 96: Nordic – we celebrate the textile traditions of northern Europe. In Sweden, Ingela...
Colour Shock
Images courtesy of Anna-Karin Jobs Arnberg (c) Lena Katarina Johansson. In our current issue – Issue 96: Nordic – we celebrate the textile traditions of northern Europe. In Sweden, Ingela...

Slow Stitching Workshop
All images: Claire Wellesley-Smith. Photographer: Carolyn Mendelsohn In November, we host a virtual workshop with Claire Wellesley-Smith. Lydia Caston interviewed Claire for Selvedge Issue 93. Here’s an extract, which introduces...
Slow Stitching Workshop
All images: Claire Wellesley-Smith. Photographer: Carolyn Mendelsohn In November, we host a virtual workshop with Claire Wellesley-Smith. Lydia Caston interviewed Claire for Selvedge Issue 93. Here’s an extract, which introduces...

First Nations Fashion
Image: River reeds block print, Designer: Warringarri Arts, Model: Anita Churchill, Photography: @Chrisbakerthefilmmaker. All images courtesy of First Nations Fashion & Design. First Nations Fashion & Design (FNFD) is a...
First Nations Fashion
Image: River reeds block print, Designer: Warringarri Arts, Model: Anita Churchill, Photography: @Chrisbakerthefilmmaker. All images courtesy of First Nations Fashion & Design. First Nations Fashion & Design (FNFD) is a...

Joana Vasconcelos: Beyond
Image: Valkyrie Marina Rinaldi, 2014 Joana Vasconcelos. Photo © Jonty Wilde Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is hosting an exhibition of Joana Vasconcelos’ work until January 2021. Some of the artist’s...
Joana Vasconcelos: Beyond
Image: Valkyrie Marina Rinaldi, 2014 Joana Vasconcelos. Photo © Jonty Wilde Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is hosting an exhibition of Joana Vasconcelos’ work until January 2021. Some of the artist’s...