Selvedge Stories
Power Of Pattern
Ikat is one of the world's most recognisable dyeing techniques. It involves resist dyeing yarns prior to dyeing and weaving the fabric, which gives ikat textiles their characteristic "blurriness". When weaving the...
Power Of Pattern
Ikat is one of the world's most recognisable dyeing techniques. It involves resist dyeing yarns prior to dyeing and weaving the fabric, which gives ikat textiles their characteristic "blurriness". When weaving the...
New Year, No New Clothes...
Blog post by Penny Gray, Selvedge Events Director Last year I resolved to take up a new craft- I’d like to make clear (on the off chance anyone who has...
New Year, No New Clothes...
Blog post by Penny Gray, Selvedge Events Director Last year I resolved to take up a new craft- I’d like to make clear (on the off chance anyone who has...
Rum & Ribbon
During this festive season, if you find yourself waking up feeling 'groggy', you might like to think back to the origin of the word... Earlier this year I visited Hanbury Hall,...
Rum & Ribbon
During this festive season, if you find yourself waking up feeling 'groggy', you might like to think back to the origin of the word... Earlier this year I visited Hanbury Hall,...
Fil Du Temps
As the winter solstice approaches, time seems to shift while days shorten. This winter, MAMA (Maison de l'Artisanat et des Metiers d'Art) invites visitors to take a measure of time. Time has...
Fil Du Temps
As the winter solstice approaches, time seems to shift while days shorten. This winter, MAMA (Maison de l'Artisanat et des Metiers d'Art) invites visitors to take a measure of time. Time has...
Taking time to...
Over the Christmas break I am looking forward to... Making... I am hoping to finally learn how to cut a clothes pattern from my mother. This year has been a particularly...
Taking time to...
Over the Christmas break I am looking forward to... Making... I am hoping to finally learn how to cut a clothes pattern from my mother. This year has been a particularly...
On Thin Ice
When I was in New York in the autumn, I skated at the Rockefeller Centre - something I have always wanted to do. Skating is a great form of exercise...
On Thin Ice
When I was in New York in the autumn, I skated at the Rockefeller Centre - something I have always wanted to do. Skating is a great form of exercise...
