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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

Classier than your average tower

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

The Selvedge World Fair 2021 is here and we are so excited to share our celebration of cloth, culture and creativity with the wonderful textiles community we have here. Read on for a final introduction to just some of the 150 master artisans taking part from 31 August - 5 September. It’s your last chance to buy a ticke

A seductive golden rainfall cascades in dripping folds across the whole wall in the Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh. Scottish Mission Book Depot is hung so that squiggly swathes of metal at the base of the work look like a woman’s face by Cocteau. In places, there are flashes of blue, red, and silver. The material is

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

HEADS UP Gurjeet Singh's soft approach to hard truths Lopsided eyes, golden teardrops, phallic noses, colourful horns, and sewn lips... Behind Gurjeet...

Image: Coulter Fussell. In October and November we are running workshops that will equip you with the skills to start your first abstract quilt, with lessons in piecing together a quilt top from two different artists. In October, Julius Arthur of House of Quinn will guide you through a creative approach to appliqué and