SELVEDGE JOURNAL

Spring in Style: The Decorative Fair Returns to...
This May, the Decorative Fair springs back to life in London’s leafy Battersea Park, offering six days of design inspiration from Tuesday 6 to Sunday 11 May 2025. A favourite...
Spring in Style: The Decorative Fair Returns to...
This May, the Decorative Fair springs back to life in London’s leafy Battersea Park, offering six days of design inspiration from Tuesday 6 to Sunday 11 May 2025. A favourite...

Revêtir: Breton Dancers and the Art of Dressing
"Oh, the perfection of the hands shaping the garments, giving them form so they can serve the body, the gestures themselves become lace and embroidery, just as the hands of...
Revêtir: Breton Dancers and the Art of Dressing
"Oh, the perfection of the hands shaping the garments, giving them form so they can serve the body, the gestures themselves become lace and embroidery, just as the hands of...

Run of the Mill: AW Hainsworth
What do firefighters, Buckingham Palace guards, and Steinway pianos all have in common? They are all adorned with cloth produced and woven by AW Hainsworth, a family-run West Yorkshire mill....
Run of the Mill: AW Hainsworth
What do firefighters, Buckingham Palace guards, and Steinway pianos all have in common? They are all adorned with cloth produced and woven by AW Hainsworth, a family-run West Yorkshire mill....

Crafty Beggar: Rachel Frost
Rachel Frost makes, among other things, traditional, period felt hats. It’s not just the shapes that are true to their time; all her methods are authentic to the era she...
Crafty Beggar: Rachel Frost
Rachel Frost makes, among other things, traditional, period felt hats. It’s not just the shapes that are true to their time; all her methods are authentic to the era she...

Hazel Basketry: Reviving an Endangered Craft
Hazel basketry, a traditional craft deeply rooted in the cultural and natural heritage of the UK, is experiencing a renaissance through the efforts of dedicated makers. This traditional craft involves...
Hazel Basketry: Reviving an Endangered Craft
Hazel basketry, a traditional craft deeply rooted in the cultural and natural heritage of the UK, is experiencing a renaissance through the efforts of dedicated makers. This traditional craft involves...

OUT NOW: Issue 124, Rural
From the 17th to the mid-18th century, a stream of inventions revolutionised the textile industry and, eventually, the global economy. These textile-focussed inventions – from the spinning jenny to the Jacquard...
OUT NOW: Issue 124, Rural
From the 17th to the mid-18th century, a stream of inventions revolutionised the textile industry and, eventually, the global economy. These textile-focussed inventions – from the spinning jenny to the Jacquard...