Selvedge Stories
SOLDIERS IN PETTICOATS
With the UK election taking place today, we're looking back to Selvedge issue 67, where writer Nicola Donovan examined the role of textiles and colour in the suffragette movement of the...
SOLDIERS IN PETTICOATS
With the UK election taking place today, we're looking back to Selvedge issue 67, where writer Nicola Donovan examined the role of textiles and colour in the suffragette movement of the...
CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER...
‘Creatures and curiosities’ is how self-taught textile artist Lucy Brasher describes her whimsical creations. Born out of a love of classic folklore and fairy tales, Lucy’s handmade cloth characters appear...
CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER...
‘Creatures and curiosities’ is how self-taught textile artist Lucy Brasher describes her whimsical creations. Born out of a love of classic folklore and fairy tales, Lucy’s handmade cloth characters appear...
FABRIC AND FEMINISM
This week, Cut Cloth: Contemporary Textiles and Feminism opens at Manchester’s Portico Library. Examining the shifting role of textiles within contemporary feminist art practices, this group exhibition launches in conjunction...
FABRIC AND FEMINISM
This week, Cut Cloth: Contemporary Textiles and Feminism opens at Manchester’s Portico Library. Examining the shifting role of textiles within contemporary feminist art practices, this group exhibition launches in conjunction...
FROM PLANTS TO PORTRAITS
In 2006, in the midst of a hugely successful career as a luxury handbag designer, British-born maker Emily Jo Gibbs gave it up. In high demand from designers and press...
FROM PLANTS TO PORTRAITS
In 2006, in the midst of a hugely successful career as a luxury handbag designer, British-born maker Emily Jo Gibbs gave it up. In high demand from designers and press...
THE WORLD CITY OF BATIK
From issue 76 of Selvedge, The Trade Winds issue, Sophie Vent explores the world city of Batik... Bright neon lights glow through the tropical rain announcing your arrival: “Pekalongan: World...
THE WORLD CITY OF BATIK
From issue 76 of Selvedge, The Trade Winds issue, Sophie Vent explores the world city of Batik... Bright neon lights glow through the tropical rain announcing your arrival: “Pekalongan: World...
ON THE SURFACE
The artist Pak-Keung Wan practices his art with restraint. Working with pages taken from glossy magazines, he slowly, gradually sands away the surfaces of each page; wearing down the original...
ON THE SURFACE
The artist Pak-Keung Wan practices his art with restraint. Working with pages taken from glossy magazines, he slowly, gradually sands away the surfaces of each page; wearing down the original...
