Posted in African Batik Fabric, African Prints, African Quilts, Batik, Bazin, Book Reviews, Events, Fashion, Hand-Decorated Damask, Indigo, Industry, Kente Prints, Modern Tribal Cloth, Mudcloth, Other Links, Traditional Fabrics, WAX on Jan 9th, 2012
As we consider the wisdom of continuing with our store found at www.africanfabricsales.com we none the less start the new year with our store wide 20% discount sale. The web store was created to continue a business under THIS name that I was no longer pursuing in person at fairs, festivals, and quilting & sewing [...]
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This book, originally published by Harper and Row in 1989, has lost none of the punch it delivered when it first hit the bookstores. It is available today through major booksellers both as a new or used book. This book surveys the raw materials used, and describes the various types of looms used by people [...]
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A reader recently sent me the following letter: ….”I am just curious about this whole issue of colours running when we wash most African fabric. Is there anything in their manufacturing/dyeing process that they can change so that the colour does not run? Or is there some treatment that could be given to this cloth [...]
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A friend writes to refer me to some fabric dyeing videos on YouTube, commenting that this she is arm chair traveling this year. Enjoy–there are lots of fun ones here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq3KPpcMHUs&feature=related
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Posted in Hand-Decorated Damask, Indigo on May 12th, 2010
I was so fortunate to find and purchase a stash of Natural Indigo Dyed Damask during my perambulations around West African New York. Six new designs have been added, and unlike the tie & dye patterns that have been the staple of my Indigo Inventory over the years, these are made using the wax block [...]
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How can it be that our lovely full month in New York City has dwindled to seven days and counting until we return to Maine? We have not spent every day in a dead heat of activity, rather have passed many days in a leisurely manner. As I wrote to my brother from MA recently, [...]
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Posted in Bazin, Hand-Decorated Damask, Indigo on May 18th, 2009
We’ve just posted a collection of 9 different designs dyed with indigo on 100% cotton damask bazin fabric at www.africanfabricsales.com. They come from Guinea Conakry and are aromatic and richly loaded with dye. See the article about caring for Indigo fabric here.
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Posted in Events, Indigo on Jan 6th, 2009
It had been my intention to post weekly at African Fabric Lady, but life intervened, weeks passed, and anyway here I am again. In December we traveled to NYC where we saw the fabulous if small show of African Fabrics at the Metropolitan Museum. I still can’t determine how some of the tie resist was [...]
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Posted in Indigo on Jun 3rd, 2007
My friend Rick named this post for me. I think he is encouraging me to be playful with this blog, and as someone who gets way too serious, I so appreciate his input. So have you ever smelled indigo-dyed fabric? It has a funky earthy smell that indigo lovers inhale for the pleasure of it. [...]
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