London Store Tour: Selvedge

A invitee contributor ship yesteryear Andrea from Lotus Events

What started out equally an independent impress magazine roofing fine textiles, Selvedge went on to opened upwards a dry out goods online site followed yesteryear a brick together with mortar store based inwards North London that perfectly reflects the magazine – inspiring, beautifully crafted together with good curated.

Bringing together a alternative of goods that brings to life the ethos of the magazine, the store is stocked alongside a mix of haberdashery, textile related books together with a collection of handmade products featured from their online drygoods store. Some favourites include the dolls yesteryear Jess Brown (shown above). Made from cashmere sweaters together with antique trims together with buttons flora at flea markets, Jess originally started making the dolls for her daughter. The Vaxbo tea towels from Halsingland, “Land of Linen”, are likewise pretty special particularly when you lot realize that they are made from the alone operating flax spinning together with weaving manufacturing flora inwards Sweden. Oh, together with how almost those gorgeous stuff birdhouses yesteryear Tamar Mogendorff made from former linen, embroidery, tweed together with fifty-fifty paper to give it a patchwork feel.

Selvedge likewise produces iii arts and crafts fairs a yr inwards the Spring, Autumn together with Winter. This is 1 of the reasons I kickoff discovered their retail store together with equally a side note, the vendors at these shows select roughly of the best displays I select always seen at a fair! Pencil the adjacent appointment inwards your diary - Saturday, Dec 10^th from 10-5pm at the St. Augustine’s Church Hall, Langdon Park Road, London N6 5QG.

Selvedge, 162 Archway Road, London N6 5BB

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Andrea is the termination producer of Got Craft? Vancouver together with London. She is a Vancouver native currently living inwards London. You tin give the sack notice her online here: blog | twitter | facebook

photo credit: Ana Maria is a flea marketplace fanatic alongside a knack for diy, she shares her vintage finds, crafty endeavors, together with move adventures on her personal lifestyle blog.