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Zuri, a new New York City and Nairobi based fashion label has launched with a plan to simplify wardrobes. The label specialises in ‘Just One Dress’, a versatile shaped garment that can be worn as a dress, jacket, tunic or skirt by people of all ages and body types. The co-founders, Sandra Zhao and Ashleigh Miller, col

Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works, Untitled 2005, Fabric.When Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) moved from her native France to New York in 1938 she took many things with her: materials, memories, themes, colours and ideas. The art of tapestry was among them. Growing up in a tapestry workshop on the banks of the River Biev

Polly Leonard is the founder of Selvedge magazine. Launched 12 years ago following a successful crowdfunding campaign, what originally started as a one-off publication created in Polly’s front room...

A whole day to myself is a rare treat and not one I squander lightly so when the occasion arose on Saturday, I jumped on a train to Rye to visit the recently renovated Merchant & Mills fabric store. After an easy walk from the station, I arrived at the bright airy space. stocked with a carefully curated collection

Founder of Paiwand, a unique textile studio that repurposes fashion waste into upcycled handwoven textiles, Ashita Singhal is a weaver, textile artist, and social entrepreneur. She believes in working with limited resources and local materials. Being born and bred in Delhi, one of India's most polluted cities, she star

Christine Mayer incorporates vintage linens and textile finds into her unique garment designs using draping techniques creating wearable art.

Today the fast fashion industry is revolved around consuming; buying and throwing away at the same rate. A family in the western world throws away an average of 30kg of clothing every year. Molly Martin is very aware of the problems associated with fast fashion, which is why she taught herself to repair clothes instead

Image: Cressida Bell, Parasol Shawl, Cream Yellow Blue. We were delighted to interview to textile designer Cressida Bell following our article Squaring the Circle in the current issue of Selvedge, 105 Checks & Stripes. Read on to explore more about Cressida's colourful life, including her design process, her thoug

Sabine Kaner is a UK fine art textile artist. Her exhibition Hand Stitched Stories at The Knitting & Stitching Show 2023 at Alexandra Palace, London from 5 – 8 October 2023 and Harrogate Convention Centre, Harrogate from 16 – 19 November 2023.Sabine, in your own words, as a fine art textile practitioner you bring a

Got leftover selvages? If you quilt or sew with 100% cotton fabrics it will not take you long to have a whole pile of ’em. I often incorporate mine into my quilt blocks or borders, but made b…