The Fabric of your Life - Green

The Fabric of Your Life – Green
Selvedge Magazine – Issue 72: Green – Making Ethical Choices
September / October 2016

A thoughtful exploration of ethical fashion, sustainability, and the evolving relationship between craft and conscious consumption.

This special Green issue of Selvedge Magazine delves into the complexities of making truly ethical choices in a world saturated with sustainability claims. With insight and clarity, it moves beyond marketing language to explore what integrity in textiles, fashion, and design really looks like.

Highlighting a return to handmaking, repairing, and repurposing, this beautifully curated edition celebrates artisans, makers, and designers who honour materials at every stage of production—creating beauty with purpose, responsibility, and respect for both people and the planet.

Richly illustrated and thoughtfully written, this issue encourages readers to reflect on the stories behind the fabrics they wear and the choices they make as consumers.

Inside this issue

• Navigating ethical fashion and conscious consumption
• The philosophy of "buy less, buy better"
• A resurgence of handcraft, mending, and making culture
• Designers working with recycled and responsibly sourced materials
• The cultural story and global journey of checked textiles
• Reflections on sustainability, aesthetics, and the future of textiles

Why readers love Selvedge

• Beautifully photographed and richly illustrated
• Thought-provoking articles from leading textile voices
• Bridges design, culture, history, and sustainability
• Celebrates craftsmanship and textile heritage from around the world
• Inspires mindful, informed creative choices

Whether you are a textile enthusiast, maker, designer, or conscious consumer, this issue offers both inspiration and perspective—encouraging a deeper appreciation for the materials we wear and the stories they carry.

Perfect for

• Textile artists and makers
• Fashion and sustainability enthusiasts
• Designers and craftspeople
• Readers interested in ethical living and conscious consumption
• Collectors of Selvedge Magazine

Product Details

• Format: Magazine
• Publication: Selvedge Magazine
• Issue: 72 – Green: Making Ethical Choices
• Publication Date: September / October 2016
• Language: English
• Dimensions: Approximately 29.7 x 21.0 cm