Selvedge Stories
SPINNING AND WEAVING
In the second of three guest blog posts exploring the various stages of making at Laura’s Loom, owner and maker Laura Rosenweig writes about carding and spinning fibres with Michael Lightowlers... Behind the...
SPINNING AND WEAVING
In the second of three guest blog posts exploring the various stages of making at Laura’s Loom, owner and maker Laura Rosenweig writes about carding and spinning fibres with Michael Lightowlers... Behind the...
MOST MODERN RUGS
Mainie Jellett was one of Ireland’s leading lights in 19th and 20th century modernist painting. Born in 1897 living a life that spanned only 46 years, Jellett is known internationally today as...
MOST MODERN RUGS
Mainie Jellett was one of Ireland’s leading lights in 19th and 20th century modernist painting. Born in 1897 living a life that spanned only 46 years, Jellett is known internationally today as...
CLEAN SWEEP
The season is changing, and every year many people across the world likewise rejuvenate their homes as part of National Spring Cleaning Week, on from the 6th – 12th of March this...
CLEAN SWEEP
The season is changing, and every year many people across the world likewise rejuvenate their homes as part of National Spring Cleaning Week, on from the 6th – 12th of March this...
FEMALE FORCES
We’ve marked International Women’s Day here at Selvedge by celebrating some of the most powerful and forward thinking females in the art and craft industries today. Here, you can read...
FEMALE FORCES
We’ve marked International Women’s Day here at Selvedge by celebrating some of the most powerful and forward thinking females in the art and craft industries today. Here, you can read...
NATURE'S LINEN
For the current issue of Selvedge, writer Eleanor Flegg delved into the life of linen in Ireland today, highlighting William Clark and Sons as one of Northern Ireland’s oldest and...
NATURE'S LINEN
For the current issue of Selvedge, writer Eleanor Flegg delved into the life of linen in Ireland today, highlighting William Clark and Sons as one of Northern Ireland’s oldest and...
FELT AS FOSSIL
Some say that felt making was first inspired by the tufts of matted wool on sheep’s backs, others describe ancestors stuffing wool into their shoes for comfort only to feel...
FELT AS FOSSIL
Some say that felt making was first inspired by the tufts of matted wool on sheep’s backs, others describe ancestors stuffing wool into their shoes for comfort only to feel...
