Selvedge Magazine: Issue 119 Savoir Faire

Buy Issue 119 Savoir Faire of Selvedge magazine. All eyes will soon turn to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and this issue focuses on savoir faire, the French concept of expertise in textiles. Examine past iterations of savoir faire through irresistible flea market finds from Porte de Clignancourt, including the soft yet sturdy vintage linens so appealing to contemporary designers such as École de Curiosités. Then venture north to the Musée de la Nacre, housed in a 19th-century former button factory, before visiting Catherine Legrand's Parisian pied-à-terre, which is packed with textile treasures collected on her global travels. Traditional savoir faire is diligently kept alive by the petites mains, such as the pleater Karen Grigorian. With so much to explore, this latest issue definitely captures a certain je ne sais quoi.

What is Selvedge magazine?

Polly Leonard launched Selvedge magazine in 2004 to celebrate our cerebral and sensual addiction to cloth while promoting skilfully made and carefully considered textiles. Every issue features talented makers and their lives and stories. Polly believes the most interesting and evocative textile stories deserve to be shown in the best possible light and has thus created a magazine that is an aesthetically beautiful experience.

This magazine is available in PAPER format. 

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