FRESH PICKSlquilting news
JOINED-UP THINKINGCELEBRATING CLOTH,
CULTURE AND CREATIVITY
We’resoexcitedtobesharingnewsoftheSelvedgeWorldFairpromoting
andpreservinghandmadetextilesfromaroundtheworld,andtakingplace
thisSeptember.DiscoverShiboridyersfromJapan,basket-weavers from
Swaziland,silkcarpetweaversfromUzbekistanandmore.
TheSelvedgeWorldFairis takingplaceat MaryWardHouse,a beautiful
ArtsandCraftsbuildingintheheartofBloomsbury.Artisansfromaround
theworldarecomingtogethertosharetheirskillsandselltheirwork,as
wellasdemonstratinghowtheirtextilesaremade.Youcanalsoheartheir
storiesandunderstandtheimportanceoftheircraftsintheirhomecountries.
Alongsidethesemasterartisans,therewillbeantiquetextiledealersand
haberdasherymerchantsanda seriesofworkshopsintheweeksprecedingthe
fair.Thiseventis allaboutcelebratingandpreservingglobaltextiletraditions
whileenablingeconomicsustainabilityfortheartisansandthecountries
represented.Toshowyoursupport,whynottakeadvantageoftheearlybird
25% discount forTo d ay’s Q u i l t e r readers, using the code TQ3592020.
SelvedgeWorldFair
3rd-5thSeptember
London
http://www.selvedge.org
Left& Right, Discoverthe
workoftextileartistsSomporn
IntaraprayongandAmpornpun
TongchaifromThailand;
Below, Blaudruck,indigoblue-
dyeing from Austria