Selvedge
Selvedge
The Fabric of Your Life
Bi-Monthly
UK
Selvedge is a luxurious dive into the world of textiles. Each themed issue explores the history and uses of a wide array of fabrics, textiles and other materials from across the world. Stories feature creatives from weavers to designers to collectors, and an intricate array of amazing textiles. A beautiful, color saturated, keepsake of a publication. If you love pattern, fabric, and color, this is your happy place.
Issue 116: Uncut
January/February 2024
Featuring:
Tales of a Turban: How the traditional turban has evolved into a fashion accessory
Shepherd’s Delight: The Kediyun, from rural dress to urban chic
Consuming Kashmir: Shawls and Empire, 1500-2000
Darn It: Celia Pym, the mother of modern mending
Much More!
Issue 115: Pioneer
November/December 2023
Featuring:
Historic Clothing’s Comeback
India Modern: Five conscious Indian labels to follow
For the Love of Ladakh: Monisha Ahmed on about her enduring appreciation of Ladakh
Much More!
Issue 114: Regeneration
September/October 2023
Featuring:
Cotton On: Thierry Oussou’s disruptive cotton farming in Benin
Broken: Mending and repair in a throwaway world
Cloth and Cocoa: Ibrahim Mahama’s work reexamines global trade
A Sliver of Deep Blue Cloth: Textiles of enslavement
The Manchester of the East: A journey into the history of Ahmedabad
Much More!
Issue 113: Raw
July/August 2023
Featuring:
Cream of the Crop: Sisal, the green gold of design
Grass Hopper: Monica Guilera Subirana, the basketmaker
Riff Raff: Kuba raffia cloth of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Sting Operation: Nettle fibre from Colors of Bhutan
Much More!
Issue 112: Wonder
May/June 2023
Featuring:
A Piece of the Action: Artists of Color Reclaim the Past
Signature Quilts: Afro-Indian Siddi ‘Kavand’ or Quilts
A Fine Thread: Ann Lindberg’s Impossible Color
Wax Lyrical: Nike Davies-Okundaye found a way to make women powerful, by being able to earn money
High Fashion: The textiles of India’s northernmost territory, Ladakh
More!
2022-23 Pack of 4 issues
Includes:
112: Wonder (May/June 2023)
113: Raw (July/August 2023)
114: Regeneration (September/October 2023)
115: Pioneers (November/December 2023)
