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Hazel Basketry: Reviving an Endangered Craft
Hazel basketry, a traditional craft deeply rooted in the cultural and natural heritage of the UK, is experiencing a renaissance through the efforts of dedicated makers. This traditional craft involves...
Hazel Basketry: Reviving an Endangered Craft
Hazel basketry, a traditional craft deeply rooted in the cultural and natural heritage of the UK, is experiencing a renaissance through the efforts of dedicated makers. This traditional craft involves...

OUT NOW: Issue 124, Rural
From the 17th to the mid-18th century, a stream of inventions revolutionised the textile industry and, eventually, the global economy. These textile-focussed inventions – from the spinning jenny to the Jacquard...
OUT NOW: Issue 124, Rural
From the 17th to the mid-18th century, a stream of inventions revolutionised the textile industry and, eventually, the global economy. These textile-focussed inventions – from the spinning jenny to the Jacquard...

The Man Who Painted His House
On 20th May, All Saints’ Church in Cambridge will host a special screening of The Man Who Painted His House, a new short film that offers a powerful tribute to the...
The Man Who Painted His House
On 20th May, All Saints’ Church in Cambridge will host a special screening of The Man Who Painted His House, a new short film that offers a powerful tribute to the...

A Shroud is a Cloth: Adrian Pepe at NIKA Projec...
From 30 January to 17 May 2025, NIKA Project Space in Dubai hosts A Shroud is a Cloth, a solo exhibition by fibre artist Adrian Pepe. Based in Beirut and born...
A Shroud is a Cloth: Adrian Pepe at NIKA Projec...
From 30 January to 17 May 2025, NIKA Project Space in Dubai hosts A Shroud is a Cloth, a solo exhibition by fibre artist Adrian Pepe. Based in Beirut and born...

Mykobütten: The Mushroom Papers of Tanja Major
In a world tipping toward artificiality, Tanja Major’s Mykobütten offers a tender recalibration. Her handmade papers, woven not from pulp or rags but from the filaments of fungi, are less...
Mykobütten: The Mushroom Papers of Tanja Major
In a world tipping toward artificiality, Tanja Major’s Mykobütten offers a tender recalibration. Her handmade papers, woven not from pulp or rags but from the filaments of fungi, are less...

Pace Eggs: A Lancashire Easter Tradition
Before Easter became a chocolate-fuelled celebration, springtime traditions in Britain were steeped in ancient customs and symbolism - and none more charming than the humble Pace Egg. This northern English tradition,...
Pace Eggs: A Lancashire Easter Tradition
Before Easter became a chocolate-fuelled celebration, springtime traditions in Britain were steeped in ancient customs and symbolism - and none more charming than the humble Pace Egg. This northern English tradition,...