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Elsa Schiaparelli at the V&A: The 1930s Couture Collection

A tour of the Schiaparelli exhibition at the V&A: the 1930s circus and zodiac collections, the Dalí and Cocteau collaborations, and a silk velvet waistcoat made as a tribute to wartime France.

6 days ago

Elsa Schiaparelli’s knitwear and the women who made it possible

The story of Schiaparelli's early knitwear and the women described as socialites who were, on closer inspection, doing something rather more significant than that.

2 weeks ago

Marie Antoinette Style at the V&A: A Close Look at the Textiles

I went to the Marie Antoinette Style exhibition at the V&A not expecting much. The textiles changed my mind. A close look at the fabrics, embroidery, and craft skill on show.

1 month ago

What Andy Goldsworthy’s Ferns Taught Me About Seeing

Ferns at The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

8 months ago

Rag Rugs, Remembered: Creativity, Memory, and the Quiet Legacy of Women’s Work

Explore how rag rugs, Winifred Nicholson’s vision, and everyday women’s handiwork reveal a deeper story of creativity, care, and the domestic arts.

1 year ago

Finding Time to Make: What Barbara Hepworth Taught Me

Discover how Barbara Hepworth's daily creative practice—amid motherhood and real life—inspires a gentler, lasting way to return to making.

1 year ago

Innovative weaving by Elda Cecchele, Venice

Artisan weaver working 1947-1988

1 year ago

Time for an introduction

Introduction to Jane Lindsey of Snapdragon Life

2 years ago

Great Glen Charcuterie

Great Glen Charcuterie

11 years ago

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