{"product_id":"selvedge-issue-133-kin","title":"Selvedge - Issue 133 Kin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIssue 133 Kin - coming in October\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eReturning to a family home for the holidays often means encountering rooms repurposed by time: a childhood bedroom now holds a sewing machine, a fabric stash, a thread cabinet. For many families, admiring each other's projects each December is simply how they've always communicated: through cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAs AI reshapes work and learning, one might ask what remains distinctly human. Perhaps it's what sits in sewing baskets worldwide. AI can generate a pattern or calculate yardage, but it cannot guide a child's hands through a first stitch, or pass down the story stitched into a worn hem. Textile craft is memory made tactile — one of the last skills that requires real presence between people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat continuum has weakened in the West, even as formal art education shrinks. Yet interest in textiles among Gen Z is rising. Teaching these skills, in schools and at home, matters more now, not less: making something by hand teaches patience and process, a quiet counterbalance to algorithmic speed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis holiday season, consider making something together as a family, and when choosing gifts, look to the independent makers in this issue's gift guide. The fruit of human labour remains the most precious gift of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Selvedge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64611072541049,"sku":"MSEM17027H","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9350\/9840\/files\/SV133_COVER.webp?v=1789576026","url":"https:\/\/loopknitting.com\/en-euddp\/products\/selvedge-issue-133-kin","provider":"Loop Knitting","version":"1.0","type":"link"}