Selvedge magazine offers the world's finest textile photography, unparalleled design and peerless writing. Directed towards an international, discerning audience, Selvedge covers fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping. It is published every other month.

The trial issue features an interview by Yoshiko Wada with African-American quilter Effie Mae Howard , Jessica Hemmings chats to dancer-turned-designer Mariem Besbes and Catherine Howard investigates the social and cultural manifestations of the use of feathers in South America.

Other features include a section on news discussing the latest tends and essential ideas, a section listing international exhibitions, fairs and up comings events as well as a section on newly released books.

From the hidden gallons used to reel silk and cultivate cotton to the chemical art of the dye bath, water is the sacred solvent that underpins every stage of textile creation—yet this quiet ubiquity has masked the urgent reality of its scarcity and pollution. This issue of the journal dives deep into the profound, fragile entanglement between water and cloth, journeying from the resilient, windproof gansies of historic Scottish fishing communities to modern designers turning beachcombed seaweed into sustainable materials. We explore rivers not as passive resources, but as living systems, spotlighting a new generation of artisans from Jaipur to the Keralan backwaters who are merging heritage crafts with rainwater harvesting and sacred lotus-fibre weaving. Fluid, adaptive, and deeply evocative, this collection invites us to look past the surface of what we wear and honor the unseen resource that shapes our garments, our identities, and our shared ecological future.