Oh, what an adventure it is trying to process and upload a video for the first time … I can’t believe I’ve never done it before. Well, while we wait for Youtube to make my awesome Amy Butler video available, I’ll share a couple booths from far-off lands from you. Kristen came across South Africa’s [...]
{ African Royale } Take a bit of fellow South Africans Shine Shine, a little Timorous Beasties, and a little bit of Vlisco, and you have something like Fabricnation. That’s not to say they’re derivative, though! Fabricnation partners Jann Cheifitz and Jane Solomon are inspired by the South African landscape and by traditional African motifs [...]
Meet Jackie. Her Boyfriend. Her hot date shoes. His truck? Or maybe Jackie’s? Jackie and her boyfriend communicate their feelings for one another via their relationship statuses on Facebook. I don’t think Jackie’s boyfriend stands a chance, do you? I love every detail of this fabric. It’s the latest of Heidi Chisholm‘s fabric designs for [...]
I’m utterly captivated by Skinny LaMinx (Heather Moore)’s new print Cloud Birds. Keep an eye on her Etsy shop for yardage and products in seafoam and granny smith.
{ Julie in Grey by Heidi Chisholm } We first met South African textile company Shine Shine last year when they released their Obama Commemorative Cloth. They didn’t have a website then, but they do now, and it was a delight to discover their other designs by Heidi Chisholm and James Grey. Chisholm’s designs are [...]
Twine Fabrics is a textile design company based in Cape Town, South Africa, putting out an assortment of designs on a blended basecloth of 55% hemp and 45% certified organic cotton. Twine is run by old friends Cara Rosa and Chloe Townsend, designers who share a love of “all things natural, quirky, and fresh.” Their [...]
Cicada Daydream: Shade Garden Preview … and Cloud9 has also updated its website with images of their first collection. Hoedown Barn Dance fabric at Reprodepot SaÃdos da Concha: Dress to Impress :: SoHoMode jezze: Birds of a Feather – South African textile designers featured in Obrigado magazine Rosalie Quinlan got her bolts of her Grandmother’s [...]
HAND/EYE Magazine is “an independent, international publication which explores the nexus between design and development, culture and commerce, art and craft, and environment and ethics.” Its debut issue’s theme is Africa, and it contains many articles on African textiles. I’ve been trying to learn all I can about African fabrics for an upcoming series, so [...]
Heather Moore (Skinny LaMinx) has a new tea towel design out – LAVA, inspired by mid-century West German ceramics. Available in two colorways from her Etsy shop. LAVA also comes in tote bag form. I am also drooling over the Stig Lindberg Pottery bag she posted about here. And Made With Love by Hannah has [...]
Here’s a beautiful new block-printed leaves design from Jesse Breytenbach of Jezzeblog, available from her Etsy shop.
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