A new book called ''African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashions with ... There are more than 300 Kente patterns, many of which are familiar images in daily life. In this country, the strips ...

an African Fabric Sewing Subscription box, under the Africa Fashion Guide group. I launched Wax and Wraps alongside training a group of my students to show them how to do it too Jacqueline Shaw ...

Another popular textile that can be used in home decor is the mud cloth, or bogolanfini, from Mali. Its earthy tones and ...

This pattern is designed to be sewn ... You can finish your edges before sewing to finish if desired.) Fold the edges of your fabric tabs over 1/2 an inch or more and stitch 1/4 an inch from ...

Historically, African consumers don’t care about flawless precision, but tend to see other values in textiles like the fabric’s origins, colors, patterns and signs, Sarlay thinks. Belinda ...

The African Lookbook has a different agenda: images that present a stereotype-busting way to look at African women, their relationship with fashion — and their ability to turn the sewing machine ...