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On 17–18 September, the Selvedge Indian Designer Showroom at Asia House, London, welcomes some of India’s most compellin...
19/08/2025

On 17–18 September, the Selvedge Indian Designer Showroom at Asia House, London, welcomes some of India’s most compelling contemporary designers — including Padmaja, the Mumbai-based label founded by designer Padmaja Krishnan.

Padmaja reinterprets Indian textiles through a timeless, sustainable lens. Rooted in simplicity, her clothing essentials bring comfort, beauty, and quiet sophistication to everyday life. Inspired by the unexpected and the effortless, her work reflects a deep respect for natural materials, the environment, and the artisans behind each piece.

A graduate of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, Krishnan began her career as a design consultant in India’s handloom and handicrafts sector. Travels to remote villages in Eastern India revealed the richness of traditional crafts and shaped her commitment to slow, handmade clothing.

Since launching her label in 2012, she has built a studio practice that champions collaboration with artisan communities, with collections exhibited internationally at the London Design Festival, Lisbon Biennale, and Yokohama Quilt Festival.

The Indian Designer Showroom offers buyers authentic, sustainable S/S 2026 collections, with new UK-India trade opportunities following the recent lifting of import taxes.

The showroom is open to wholesale clients on 17–18 September, offering a private opportunity to explore and place orders directly with the designers.

On 19 September, fashion enthusiasts and Selvedge readers can meet the designers, explore collections, and shop select pieces.

For private meetings, contact Katerina Knight at [email protected]

Full details: selvedge.org > Events > Textile Month






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Through the creak of floorboards and the hush of old rooms, textiles whisper their stories. This September, Museum of th...
18/08/2025

Through the creak of floorboards and the hush of old rooms, textiles whisper their stories.

This September, Museum of the Home joins London Textile Month with a rich programme of events exploring the role of textiles in domestic life – past, present, and future. Nestled in the heart of East London, the museum will host an exciting calendar of workshops, talks, demonstrations, and maker-led events that celebrate the artistry, craft, and cultural significance of textiles in and around the home.
Throughout Textile Month, Museum of the Home will be
a hub for textile lovers and curious visitors alike – all part of the wider celebration of London as a global centre for textile excellence.

You’ll encounter fabrics and furnishings that speak of craft, industry, global trade, and the role textiles have played in advancing technology. From the hands of home-based makers to the workshops of high-end design, each textile tells a story.

Tickets are available from the website. Head to selvedge.org > Textile Month to find out more.

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On 17–18 September, the Selvedge Indian Designer Showroom at Asia House, London, welcomes some of India’s most compellin...
18/08/2025

On 17–18 September, the Selvedge Indian Designer Showroom at Asia House, London, welcomes some of India’s most compelling contemporary designers — including Maku, the conceptual label founded by artist Santanu Das.

Rooted in slow fashion and a deep respect for India’s textile heritage, Maku puts fabric at the heart of design. Each piece is crafted from hand-spun, handwoven, indigo-dyed cloth — with indigo honoured as both colour and cultural statement.

Challenging mass consumerism, Maku champions khadi and indigenous handloom techniques, incorporating handmade nuances — a reverse button, an irregular print — that stand apart from global uniformity.

In close collaboration with Jamdani weavers in West Bengal, designs are shaped by the artisans’ skills and traditions, with the maker’s hand guiding the outcome as much as the designer’s.

Das’s philosophy offers a measured yet radical stance in today’s fashion world — fewer choices, greater meaning, and a return to craft-led narratives.

The Indian Designer Showroom offers buyers authentic, sustainable S/S 2026 collections, with new UK-India trade opportunities following the recent lifting of import taxes.

The showroom is open to wholesale clients on 17–18 September, offering a private opportunity to explore and place orders directly with the designers.

On 19 September, fashion enthusiasts and Selvedge readers can meet the designers, explore collections, and shop select pieces.

For private meetings, contact Katerina Knight at [email protected]

Full details: selvedge.org > Events > Textile Month






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Experience firsthand the designers behind the garments that grace the cover of our latest issue.On 17 - 18 September at ...
17/08/2025

Experience firsthand the designers behind the garments that grace the cover of our latest issue.

On 17 - 18 September at Asia House, London, India’s leading contemporary designers will come together for the first time in a Selvedge Indian Designer Showroom, coinciding with London Fashion Week and showcasing visionary talent that merges heritage craft with contemporary design, united by sustainability and traditional techniques.

Among them is Ka Sha, founded by Karishma Shahani Khan, whose cover-featured garments reflect her vision of blending India’s cultural heritage with contemporary design.

At its core, Ka Sha tells stories through clothing, crafting each piece with indigenous textiles and artisanal techniques. Inspired by people, journeys, and everyday life, the label creates garments rooted in India yet resonating globally, merging handcraft with modern functionality to produce striking wearable art.

Sustainability lies at the heart of Ka Sha. Through their Heart to Haat initiative, textile remnants are transformed into new products, with each collection bridging heritage and innovation in contemporary Indian fashion.

The Indian Designer Showroom offers buyers authentic, sustainable S/S 2026 collections, with new UK-India trade opportunities following the recent lifting of import taxes.

The showroom is open to wholesale clients on 17–18 September, offering a private opportunity to explore and place orders directly with the designers.

On 19 September, fashion enthusiasts and Selvedge readers can meet the designers, explore collections, and shop select pieces.

For private meetings, contact Katerina Knight at [email protected]

Full details: selvedge.org > Events > Textile Month






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Cover Image Credits:
Creative Direction & Styling: Vinita Makhija
Photographs: Hunar Daga
Model: Dhyany at Feat Models .vyas
Hair & make-up: Chriselle Baptista

This September, the spirit of London's textile community comes alive with London Textile Month, and we are thrilled to f...
17/08/2025

This September, the spirit of London's textile community comes alive with London Textile Month, and we are thrilled to feature it as part of our latest issue, Selvedge Issue 126: Deco.

Across exhibitions, workshops, talks, open studios, and online events, you’ll find opportunities to learn, share, and immerse yourself in extraordinary creativity – much of it free, thanks to the dedication and goodwill of our community.

A heartfelt thank you to the makers, tutors, speakers, writers, studios, pop-ups, and supporters who will be bringing this city-wide event to life – and to our loyal Selvedge readers who continue to champion textile culture year after year.

From heritage makers’ studios to national museums, from Kolkata’s weaving traditions to London’s costume archives, the first London Textile Month in 2025 represents the culmination of years of workshops, fairs, talks, and tours – offering an unparalleled opportunity to experience the city’s rich textile culture.

Join us in London this September – or connect with us online – and be part of this remarkable celebration.

We can't wait to see you there.

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London Textile Month:Workshop: Victorian Crazy Quilt Workshop with Cris Prete.Sunday 28 September, 2-5 p.m.Museum of the...
16/08/2025

London Textile Month:

Workshop: Victorian Crazy Quilt Workshop with Cris Prete.
Sunday 28 September, 2-5 p.m.
Museum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA

Join textile and embroidery artist Cris Prete for a patchwork quilting workshop inspired by a c.1890 Victorian ‘Crazy’ Quilt found in Museum of the Home’s collections.

During the workshop, you’ll create a 15cm square panel, which can be used as the beginning of a larger quilt, a patch or pocket to be added to clothing, or a finished artwork in its own right.

The first half of the workshop will focus on foundation piecing through hand stitching to begin creating your quilt. In the second half, you’ll explore techniques for embellishment and embroidery to ornament your piece.

Upcycled fabrics, embroidery threads, and embellishments will be provided, but you’re encouraged to bring any materials to personalise your creations.

About Cris Prete:
Cris Prete is a Diploma student in Technical Hand Embroidery at the Royal School of Needlework, having recently graduated from the Certificate course. Last summer Cris took part in a group exhibition at the Town House Spitalfields as part of the London Design Festival and Shoreditch Design Triangle.

As a Textile and Embroidery artist, Cris’s practice is rooted in deep appreciation for nature and traditional Japanese aesthetics. She is also passionate about sustainability, working with upcycled materials and embracing the art of visible mending.

Book your ticket for this workshop via the Museum of the Home website.

We can't wait to see you there!




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London Textile Month:Workshop: Intuitive Embroidery with Justine Aldersey-Williams of Northern England FibreshedSaturday...
16/08/2025

London Textile Month:

Workshop: Intuitive Embroidery with Justine Aldersey-Williams of Northern England Fibreshed
Saturday 6 September, 5.30-6.30 p.m.
Crouch End Picturehouse, 165 Tottenham Ln, London N8 9BY

After the London premiere of Woman Grows Jeans – the extraordinary true story of how Justine Aldersey-Williams grew, dyed, spun, and stitched the U.K.’s first ever pair of homegrown jeans from seed to seam – the lights will dim, but the journey won’t end.

Join Justine for Part Two: Guided Meditation & Intuitive Embroidery, a rare chance to ground the inspiration of the film in your own hands in a moment that encourages you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the textile plants that clothed our ancestors for thousands of years.

Seated with indigo threads grown and dyed during the making of the film – the U.K.’s only “British Indigo from Organic Woad” – you’ll hold heritage flax and woad seeds, feeling the weight of their history. In a relaxing guided meditation and intuitive embroidery experience, inspiration will be sought from these heritage textile plants in the imaginal realm. Thoughts, feelings, messages and affirmations will then be stitched intuitively on to fabric patches or old garments in need of embellishment or mending. You will leave with history stitched into cloth as a talisman of the beautiful future we can grow together.

Bring a garment or patch to embellish, embroidery needle and scissors – indigo linen thread provided.

Book your ticket for the workshop on the Selvedge website. Head to Events > Textile Month to reserve your place.

Tickets for the preceding film premiere can be purchased through




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This September, Cardigan Castle’s medieval towers will echo with the clack of looms and the low murmur of makers at work...
16/08/2025

This September, Cardigan Castle’s medieval towers will echo with the clack of looms and the low murmur of makers at work.

Craft Festival Wales returns 5–7 September 2025, bringing together 100 exceptional makers from across Wales and beyond. From the lustre of Cambrian Wool spun by Suzi Park to the precise lines of Carpenter & Cloth tailoring, from Llio James’s experimental handweaves to Sophie Snow’s distinctive quilt work — the textiles alone are worth the trip. Watch as Laura Thomas weaves at her loom, Rosie Lake pushes the boundaries of textile art, Ruth Packham transforms raw wool into felt, and Michelle Griffiths works natural resist dyes into patterned cloth.

The castle grounds will also hold jewellery, ceramics, glass, and furniture, spanning ancient techniques and modern innovation. Step into a workshop with Make it in Wales to try printing, marbling, or macramé for yourself — but book ahead, places go quickly!

Music, theatre, storytelling, and a craft trail through Cardigan weave the festival into the town’s fabric, turning three days into a rich tapestry of skill, heritage, and imagination.

Head to https://www.craftfestival.co.uk/Wales/ to find out more.



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Calling all Fashion Buyers!On 17 and 18 September, Asia House, London, becomes the meeting point for visionary designers...
16/08/2025

Calling all Fashion Buyers!

On 17 and 18 September, Asia House, London, becomes the meeting point for visionary designers from India, uniting in the capital for the first time.

Coinciding with London Fashion Week, Selvedge presents the Indian Designer Showroom — a curated space where heritage techniques meet contemporary vision, and sustainability shapes every stitch.

Among the standout brands is Paiwand, founded in 2018 by designer and social entrepreneur Ash*ta Singhal. Its very name — “Paiwand Lagana”, meaning to patch or repair — speaks to its mission: to give discarded textiles a second life. What began in Delhi’s abandoned weaving hub of Sunder Nagri has grown into a thriving studio in Noida, complete with handlooms and artisans skilled in weaving, embroidery, and patchwork.

Using textile waste as raw material, Paiwand creates fabrics for both apparel and home furnishings, proving that scraps can be not just salvaged, but celebrated. Collaborating with artisans and design houses, Singhal champions circular production and traditional craft, reshaping how the design world views waste.

The Indian Designer Showroom is open exclusively to wholesale clients on 17–18 September, offering the opportunity to meet the designers and place orders for S/S 2026. This year’s event is especially significant, with new trade opportunities emerging between India and the UK following the lifting of import taxes on Indian textiles.

On 19 September, the showroom opens to the public — a rare chance for fashion lovers and Selvedge readers to shop select pieces and connect with the makers behind them.

To book meetings on 17–18 September, contact Katerina Knight at [email protected]

Full details at selvedge.org > Events > Textile Month







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OUT NOW: SELVEDGE ISSUE 126, DECOThe 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris att...
15/08/2025

OUT NOW: SELVEDGE ISSUE 126, DECO

The 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris attracted 16 million visitors and marked a decisive turning point in design history. It severed ties with traditional aesthetics and championed the transformative power of design in shaping modern life. The exhibition’s emphasis on ornamentation and luxurious materials continues to resonate today, from the exuberant Art Deco architecture of Miami and Mumbai to the meticulously restored carriages of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, which still carries passengers along a steel ribbon from Paris to Istanbul.

While Art Deco’s focus on surface decoration and opulence contrasted with modernism’s minimalism, the two movements shared a preoccupation with geometry, order, and clarity, hallmarks of modernist aesthetics. The 1925 exhibition provided a crucial platform where these philosophies could coexist, interact, and, at times, merge. Art Deco practitioners adopted certain modernist principles of structure and restraint, while Bauhaus designers acknowledged the power of visual appeal and ornamentation as integral to an object’s integrity.

Founded in 1919, the Bauhaus – the German state school of art, design, and architecture – advocated for practical, affordable objects that were also beautiful. Bauhaus designers employed industrial materials and addressed the challenges of mass production, which eventually led to the synthetic revolution as described by Claire Wellesley-Smith in her article “Slippery Thread.” Their guiding principle, functionalism, asserted that form must follow function, shaped by the object’s intended use and the inherent properties of its materials...

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Cover Image Credits:



Creative Direction and Styling: Vinita Makhija
Photographs: Hunar Daga
Model: Dhyany at Feat Models .vyas
Hair and make-up: Chriselle Baptista

Khamir Crafts.In Kutch, Gujarat, craft is part of the landscape. Cotton plants sway in dusty fields, sheep graze under t...
15/08/2025

Khamir Crafts.

In Kutch, Gujarat, craft is part of the landscape. Cotton plants sway in dusty fields, sheep graze under the sun, and the air carries the scent of natural dyes - rhythms of life that have shaped communities for generations – and that Khamir is helping to protect.

On 5 September, 6–7 p.m. (BST), join Kavya Saxena, Director of Khamir Crafts, for an online talk about how this community-led organisation is breathing new life into traditional craft economies. She’ll introduce the Khamir Model – a value chain that links farmers, artisans, and customers in a fair system that respects inherited skill.

Hear how Kala Cotton and Desi Oon are finding their way back into daily use, how waste is reimagined into new forms, and how artisans are finding ways to thrive while holding fast to their cultural roots.

Find out more and book your ticket at selvedge.org > Events > Textile Month.



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