Kristen’s Spring Market post on Yara African Fabrics was a hit, so we made a point to visit them again. Yara is based in Harlem and offers beautiful woven mud cloths, wax prints, block prints, batiks, tie dyes, and brocades.
And now for something completely different: Vlisco‘s Summer 2010 collection, Sparkling Grace. Those prints with percolating smoke and squigglies? Those are the sparkling parts — they’re printed in a metallic silver. Produced in conjunction with the cotton wax print collection are these gorgeous and awesome silk chiffon “Mama” shawls above. What a great gift for [...]
I was going to save a post on Vlisco for an African fabric series, but the series keeps getting put off because every time I start my researching, I get overwhelmed! I mean, we’re talking an entire continent with ancient history. There is so much to learn on wax prints alone. But anyway, I was [...]
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 [...]
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