Selvedge Stories
Sheila Hicks: Material Voices
“In all of the cultures of the world, textile is a crucial and essential component. Therefore, if you’re beginning with thread, you’re halfway home. There’s a level of familiarity that...
Sheila Hicks: Material Voices
“In all of the cultures of the world, textile is a crucial and essential component. Therefore, if you’re beginning with thread, you’re halfway home. There’s a level of familiarity that...
Turkmen and Uzbek Children’s Clothes
Guest Blog post by Rachel McIntyre of The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin. Gallery 2 is a small and intimate space, often dedicated to low-key exhibitions of craft, textiles, and...
Turkmen and Uzbek Children’s Clothes
Guest Blog post by Rachel McIntyre of The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin. Gallery 2 is a small and intimate space, often dedicated to low-key exhibitions of craft, textiles, and...
Kyrgyz Felting
Guest blog post from Candra Day, the director of a U.S.-based non-profit organisation, Vista 360°, which helps textile designers from Kyrgyzstan reach the global market. Aidai Asangulova is a felt artist from Kyrgyzstan....
Kyrgyz Felting
Guest blog post from Candra Day, the director of a U.S.-based non-profit organisation, Vista 360°, which helps textile designers from Kyrgyzstan reach the global market. Aidai Asangulova is a felt artist from Kyrgyzstan....
Editions and Objects at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Guest blog post from Amanda Peach. Having worked with Simon and Angie Lewin of the design collective St Jude’s for several years it became apparent that we have similar attitudes,...
Editions and Objects at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Guest blog post from Amanda Peach. Having worked with Simon and Angie Lewin of the design collective St Jude’s for several years it became apparent that we have similar attitudes,...
The future of the Mary Jane?
A pair of shoes with teeth? You may think the idea laughable. But believe it or not, artists Marianna Fantich and Dominic Young have designed just that - a pair of Mary...
The future of the Mary Jane?
A pair of shoes with teeth? You may think the idea laughable. But believe it or not, artists Marianna Fantich and Dominic Young have designed just that - a pair of Mary...
Celebrate 4th July with Selvedge
A latter-day alchemist, American designer Natalie Chanin constructs rich pieces from the most basic of materials - cotton jersey. Its movement and ease make jersey 'the perfect modern fabric' to Chanin, a former costume designer, who...
Celebrate 4th July with Selvedge
A latter-day alchemist, American designer Natalie Chanin constructs rich pieces from the most basic of materials - cotton jersey. Its movement and ease make jersey 'the perfect modern fabric' to Chanin, a former costume designer, who...
