Selvedge Stories
The Wine Dark Sea
‘The wine dark sea’ is a description of the Mediterranean used by Homer throughout The Odyssey , and the phrase is repeated by Derek Walcott in his epic poem Omeros set mainly...
The Wine Dark Sea
‘The wine dark sea’ is a description of the Mediterranean used by Homer throughout The Odyssey , and the phrase is repeated by Derek Walcott in his epic poem Omeros set mainly...
London Fashion Week
Love it or loath it London Fashion Week drives an industry worth around £14 billion. Of course only a tiny percentage of those involved get to sit and cast judgement...
London Fashion Week
Love it or loath it London Fashion Week drives an industry worth around £14 billion. Of course only a tiny percentage of those involved get to sit and cast judgement...
Real Dirty Blue
Guest Blog Post by Anne Marr, Course Leader of BA Textile Design, Central Saint Martins and co-curator of the exhibition Real Dirty Blue. Real Dirty Blue brings together 26 designers who...
Real Dirty Blue
Guest Blog Post by Anne Marr, Course Leader of BA Textile Design, Central Saint Martins and co-curator of the exhibition Real Dirty Blue. Real Dirty Blue brings together 26 designers who...
Vogue 100
It seems to be a fairly common occurrence: specific images, clothes and people from the hand-me-down, finished with pages of a mother's Vogue being photographically remembered years later. No doubt many of the...
Vogue 100
It seems to be a fairly common occurrence: specific images, clothes and people from the hand-me-down, finished with pages of a mother's Vogue being photographically remembered years later. No doubt many of the...
A Nature Table
Guest Blog Post on the textile artist Anne Kelly and her latest publication. Artist, tutor and author Anne Kelly's second book looks at the links between textile artists and the natural world....
A Nature Table
Guest Blog Post on the textile artist Anne Kelly and her latest publication. Artist, tutor and author Anne Kelly's second book looks at the links between textile artists and the natural world....
History of Underwear
Guest Blog Post by curator Nicola Wilson. Underwear underpins fashion. It helps to shape the body and creates a foundation for clothing. The current exhibition at Callendar House in Falkirk...
History of Underwear
Guest Blog Post by curator Nicola Wilson. Underwear underpins fashion. It helps to shape the body and creates a foundation for clothing. The current exhibition at Callendar House in Falkirk...