A guest contributor post by Andrea from Lotus Events
What started out as an independent print magazine covering fine textiles, Selvedge went on to open a dry goods online site followed by a brick and mortar shop based in North London that perfectly reflects the magazine – inspiring, beautifully crafted and well curated.
Bringing together a selection of goods that brings to life
the ethos of the magazine, the shop is stocked with a mix of haberdashery,
textile related books and a collection of handmade products featured from their
online drygoods store. Some favourites include the dolls by Jess Brown (shown
above). Made from cashmere sweaters and antique trims and buttons found at flea
markets, Jess originally started making the dolls for her daughter. The Vaxbo
tea towels from Halsingland, “Land of Linen”, are also pretty special
especially when you realize that they are made from the only operating flax
spinning and weaving mill in Sweden. Oh, and how about those gorgeous fabric
birdhouses by Tamar Mogendorff made from old linen, embroidery, tweed and even
newspaper to give it a patchwork feel.
Selvedge
also produces three craft fairs a year in the
Spring, Autumn and Winter. This is one of the reasons I first discovered
their retail shop and as a side note, the vendors at these shows have
some of the best displays I have ever seen at a fair! Pencil the next
date in your diary - Saturday,
December 10th from 10-5pm at the St. Augustine’s Church Hall,
Langdon Park Road, London N6 5QG.
Selvedge, 162 Archway Road, London N6 5BB
Andrea is the event producer of Got Craft? Vancouver and
London. She is a Vancouver native currently living in London. You can find her
online here: blog | twitter | facebook
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Selvedge are also holding a Christmas Fair on 10th December just down the road from their shop. (I'm having a stall - exciting)
http://www.selvedge.org/pages/fair.aspx