Selvedge Stories
STEP RIGHT UP
Art historians can be quite protective of the ‘Western canon’ and according to them it definitely doesn’t include the kind you fire a man out of. But there have always...
STEP RIGHT UP
Art historians can be quite protective of the ‘Western canon’ and according to them it definitely doesn’t include the kind you fire a man out of. But there have always...
INTERIOR DIALOGUE
‘People always ask if our designs are traditional or contemporary,’ explains Véronique Tesseraud, the founding member of El Camino de Los Altos (ECLA). Based in San Cristobel Mexico, ECLA links...
INTERIOR DIALOGUE
‘People always ask if our designs are traditional or contemporary,’ explains Véronique Tesseraud, the founding member of El Camino de Los Altos (ECLA). Based in San Cristobel Mexico, ECLA links...
WALKS OF LIFE
This year’s exhibition at The Festival of Quilts looks at the lives of the people behind the historic quilts on display – their backgrounds, their professions, their stories. See a...
WALKS OF LIFE
This year’s exhibition at The Festival of Quilts looks at the lives of the people behind the historic quilts on display – their backgrounds, their professions, their stories. See a...
SWATCH: LODEN CLOTH
Renowned for its resilience and deep green colour, loden cloth has been produced in the Tyrolean Mountains since the Middle Ages. It was said to have a strength and resilience...
SWATCH: LODEN CLOTH
Renowned for its resilience and deep green colour, loden cloth has been produced in the Tyrolean Mountains since the Middle Ages. It was said to have a strength and resilience...
SPUN GOLD
Saffron is the most expensive dye stuff in the world. It has a history infused with legend and romance: Cleopatra would bathe in it, Ancient Egyptians would sacrifice it to their...
SPUN GOLD
Saffron is the most expensive dye stuff in the world. It has a history infused with legend and romance: Cleopatra would bathe in it, Ancient Egyptians would sacrifice it to their...
KNIT FOR PEACE
Guest post by Kate Myerscough There is something meditative about the careful counting of stitches, repeating the same actions one after the other. In fact, this is something that health studies...
KNIT FOR PEACE
Guest post by Kate Myerscough There is something meditative about the careful counting of stitches, repeating the same actions one after the other. In fact, this is something that health studies...
