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TRADE SECRETS / SELVEDGE  Nº 91

TRADE SECRETS / SELVEDGE Nº 91

«With the coming of peace after WWI, París, London and America were ready for bright colours and  printed silks offered the best opportunities for the use of colours and patterns. The loose, straight lines of  «flapper» style dresses lent themselves to the sensuous and flattering  way  that silk drapes on the body.» El número  91...
SPINNING A YARN / SELVEDGE Nº 92 ENERO 2020

SPINNING A YARN / SELVEDGE Nº 92 ENERO 2020

«Red is the colour of blood, and these dresses are only worn by fertile women. Failing to produce a child will result  in handmaids being seb to the Colonies to their death. The red is warming, but while the status quo remains, they make the handmaids visible and therefore easier to monitor and control.» Ya...
FABRIC OF WAR / SELVEDGE Nº 90

FABRIC OF WAR / SELVEDGE Nº 90

«Few in 2019 appreciate that the throwaway culture of textile in which synthetics are so prominent, came into being partly as a result of contrived shortages caused by military demand for natural fibres.» Selvedge nº 90, p. 11 No hay que esperar más para disfrutar de un nuevo número de la revista Selvedge que, como...
FAMILY TIES / SELVEDGE Nº 89

FAMILY TIES / SELVEDGE Nº 89

«This I was told by the weaver. I was told  by the potter. I was told by the women masterfully making tortillas over the fire. It is the story of continuity, of connection, the pathway of words and silent teachings  that link one´s ancestors with this very moment.» Selvedge nos trae un nuevo número de...
ZIG ZAG / SELVEDGE Nº 88

ZIG ZAG / SELVEDGE Nº 88

«The people of the Xhosa culture, predominately  based on the south coast of South Africa, are known for clicks in their language as well as their intricate beadwork. Tiny seed beads make up stripes, diamonds, chevrons, arrows and zig-zags, all with their own meaning that tell you the wearer´s status, wealth and age.» La revista...
THE FUTURE IS HAND MADE. CARLA FERNÁNDEZ AND HER MEXICAN REVOLUTION / SELVEDGE 87 ENERO-FEBRERO 2019

THE FUTURE IS HAND MADE. CARLA FERNÁNDEZ AND HER MEXICAN REVOLUTION / SELVEDGE 87 ENERO-FEBRERO 2019

Selvedge magazine, nº 87, p. 55 «Haute couture is found in the mountains in Mexico, in the heights of Chiapas, in the Mixteca coast, in the canyons of the Tarahumara where people have 5000 years of experience in their craft… Clothing made by hand is more than just fashion; it’s an expression of our essential...
GOING DOME / SELVEDGE  Nº 86 - ENERO 2019

GOING DOME / SELVEDGE Nº 86 – ENERO 2019

                                                       «The history of Florence is intimately bound up with textiles, as it was the cloth trade which powered the medieval city´s economy and so facilitated the construction of...
THE COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES / SELVEDGE Nº85

THE COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES / SELVEDGE Nº85

Textile hunting in the Caucasus «Flanked by the Black and Caspian Seas, hemmed by Russia, Turkey and Iran, the Caucasus is one of the most culturally complex and fascinating regions on Earth. Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan -collectively the Trans-Caucasus countries- are each ethnically, socially and religiously distinct with common threads of a shared heritage. A...
PATCH UP: THE SKIRTS THAT HELPED HEAL A NATION / SELVEDGE 83

PATCH UP: THE SKIRTS THAT HELPED HEAL A NATION / SELVEDGE 83

«A feestrok, or celebration skirt, is a patchwork that was specially made to celebrate the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation  at the end of World War Two. This particular type of skirt is also known as a bevrijdingsrok (liberation skirt), levensrok (life skirt) or oranjerok (orange skirt). (…) The skirt, or feestrok, was...
BLURRED LINES / SELVEDGE Nº 81 JAPAN BLUE

BLURRED LINES / SELVEDGE Nº 81 JAPAN BLUE

«Shibori ripples across the globe. This ancient dye and resist craft takes its name from the Japanese verb meaning «to wring, squeeze or press» and has became an umbrella term for over 100 different techniques. A plethora of pleating, folding, clamping, tying, stitching, wrapping and binding methods have developed in Japan over centuries to create...
NORTHERN LIGHTS: ASTRID KROGH'S LUMINESCENT TEXTILE DESIGN / SELVEDGE

NORTHERN LIGHTS: ASTRID KROGH’S LUMINESCENT TEXTILE DESIGN / SELVEDGE

Danish artist and designer Astrid Krogh uses textiles to illuminate dark spaces. Her many artworks and installations harness the power of natural light, while her illuminated tapestries and neon wallpapers use colour and glare to animate the spaces around them.                              ...
FAUX-PAST / SELVEDGE 78

FAUX-PAST / SELVEDGE 78

How textiles of the past came to be in the wardrobes of today. «Walking down the high street, looking into the shop windows of Zara, Topshop, Mango and others, each store has more than a dozen different and incredibly varied textiles on show. In one window I saw a sweatshirt made of something pretending to...