Selvedge Stories

OUT NOW: Issue 123 - Silk Road
Camel caravans crossing desert dunes, merchants trading silks at bazaars–these are the stereotypical images that come to mind when we think of the Silk Roads. But the reality goes far...
OUT NOW: Issue 123 - Silk Road
Camel caravans crossing desert dunes, merchants trading silks at bazaars–these are the stereotypical images that come to mind when we think of the Silk Roads. But the reality goes far...

Taking Heart: A Valentines Archive Special
Today’s story is a love letter to a symbol that speaks to the strongest and most beautiful of emotions - the heart. This simple yet powerful shape is synonymous with...
Taking Heart: A Valentines Archive Special
Today’s story is a love letter to a symbol that speaks to the strongest and most beautiful of emotions - the heart. This simple yet powerful shape is synonymous with...

Selvedge Textile Tour 2025: Week Two
Welcome to the second collection of discoveries from the Selvedge India Textile Tour so far. This week has been a convergence of colour, pattern, and technique in a wide range...
Selvedge Textile Tour 2025: Week Two
Welcome to the second collection of discoveries from the Selvedge India Textile Tour so far. This week has been a convergence of colour, pattern, and technique in a wide range...

The Story of Tamay & Me
High in the mountains of northern Vietnam, where mist lingers over rice terraces and tradition weaves through daily life, is a story of embroidery that speaks of language, legacy, and...
The Story of Tamay & Me
High in the mountains of northern Vietnam, where mist lingers over rice terraces and tradition weaves through daily life, is a story of embroidery that speaks of language, legacy, and...

London Textile Month: September 2025
Calling all Textile aficionado's! Selvedge are very pleased to announce a whole month of textile related events, coming to London during September 2025. We are on the look out for...
London Textile Month: September 2025
Calling all Textile aficionado's! Selvedge are very pleased to announce a whole month of textile related events, coming to London during September 2025. We are on the look out for...

Coveted Covers: Embroidered Books by Linden Acr...
From a craft room overlooking a chicken coop in her Texas home, fibre artist Lindsay Hawes transforms the two-dimensional surface of book covers into textured textile art. While she is...
Coveted Covers: Embroidered Books by Linden Acr...
From a craft room overlooking a chicken coop in her Texas home, fibre artist Lindsay Hawes transforms the two-dimensional surface of book covers into textured textile art. While she is...