The sjsa: crafting a fairer society

The Festival of Quilts’ mission is to foster and celebrate the creativity of textile artists on an international stage. As well as inspiring exhibitions by individuals, groups and museum collections f

THE letter from the solicitor stated that I had been left a legacy by my great aunt Lucy. And I needed to make an appointment to attend their offices at my earliest convenience to ascertain further de

“As a student studying metal work at art school, I had a secret creative side-line in sewing and knitting. When a fellow metalsmith and I heard that Kaffe Fassett was visiting the textile department t

As huge fans of bold patterns and colour, one designer that comes to mind straight away is Kaffe Fassett and the wonderful way he infuses these into his designs to create stunning fabrics. So, we deci

31 / CALLING FOR PEACE BY CATE BLANCHETT Those of us who know Emi Mahmoud can attest to her work’s unstoppable nature. In 2017, Emi created the first fully inclusive civilian peace talks in Sudan, lif

We round up our favourite fabric collections, quilting patterns, sewing notions and crafty books that we’ll be dropping in our trolley this month… Trends come and go but rich shades of berry red and l