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SPRING IN OUR
STEP... "Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where the birdies is?"... Remember that old school poem? Well, actually they’re here, along with chickens, bunnies and the odd - slightly less seasonal - elephant. Take your pick from our selection of great Easter treats and enjoy the sun! |
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LAST
DAY OF OUR WINTER SALE! Our winter sale ends today! To take advantage of our great savings buy a year’s subscription to Selvedge before midnight and pay only £36 - that’ 30% off the cover price! Back issues and international subscriptions are discounted too. And anyone can benefit from our sale prices as renewals will simply be added on to the end of your current subscription. www.selvedge.org. *Offer ends 29 February 2008. All prices include postage. No accompanying gifts for discounted subscriptions. |
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STOP
PRESS... Selvedge is proud to announce the launch of its
affiliates scheme. Devoted readers who purchase a 3 year subscription
will be rewarded with a special badge entitling them to 10% off
selected items from these fabulous textile emporiums: Loop, Twisted
Thread, Concrete Wardrobe, Livingstone Studio and Cabbages and Roses.
To join the scheme visit www.selvedge.org |
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A
little tongue in cheek reference to our fertile celebrity friends?
Meet David and Victoria, two lovely Easter bunnies to keep your
eggs cosy from
Parkhaus Berlin, purveyors of glorious felt creations and interiors
accessories. You can buy them from the Selvedge shop for just £7
each!
www.selvedge.org |
What
started as an idea for her son’s bedroom became a zoological
panoply of designs called Wallpaper Wildlife. The silhouette stickers
are handcrafted from vintage wallpaper in Inke Heiland’s workshop
and incorporate a menagerie of animals from elephants to ostriches.
Birds come in a set of 2 with glue
www.inke.nl |
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With
those warm Spring breezes wafting through your home, why not
prop your doors open with this Funky Chicken Doorstop. It makes
a vibrant addition to your interior and a great Easter gift too,
£12. www.fairandfabulous.co.uk |
Get
a thumbtack tutorial from Jessica Jones. She’ll give you step
by step instructions for making these pretty little pins that will
brighten up your pin board and use up fabric scraps. See her gallery
of other adorable ‘little handmade things’
www.howaboutorange.blogspot.com |
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CALLS
FOR ENTRIES... R.L. Shep Ethnic Textile Book Award (deadline
15 March) www.textilesociety.org...
Tactile Textiles - Please Touch! (1 April - entry form deadline)
www.cadarts.com...
Comptoir des Cotonniers castings for mothers and daughter models
(23 April) www.mothers-and-daughters.com |
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| DATES FOR YOUR DIARY... | ||
| Until 2 Mar | Sally Freshwater: drawings & revisions |
APT Gallery, London SE8 www.aptstudios.org |
| 8-9 Mar | Contemporary Textiles Fair | Landmark Arts Centre, London TW11 www.landmarkartscentre.org |
| 14 Mar-19 Apr | Myths and Legends | Contemporary Applied Arts, London W1 www.caa.org.uk |
| 17 Mar | Candy & Code: Textile Futures Salon |
ICA, London SW1 www.ica.org.uk |
| Until 20 Mar | Yayoi Kusama | Victoria Miro, London N1 www.victoria-miro.com |
| 5 Apr | Bookbinding with Sarah Brown | Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, Wales www.ribblevalley.gov.uk |
| 16 Mar-27 Apr | Loom & Lathe: Kay Sekimachi& Bob Stocksdale |
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, USA www.berkeleyartcenter.org |
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