African textile block printing is a vibrant art form that has been practiced for centuries. It involves using carved wooden blocks to create intricate patterns on fabric. This technique is not just a ...

African fashion is famous for its vibrant colors, bold patterns, and unique designs. This winter, you can bring a piece of ...

Dédé Rose Gamélé Creppy, who has died aged 89, was one of west Africa’s most influential wax cloth traders. She was the youngest, and the last living, “Nana Benz” – the legendary first generation of ...

As the vibrantly patterned kente travels out of Africa, a new designation aims to protect its ties to Ghana, where the cloth ...

Colleen Kriger's book "Cloth in West African History" provides us with a comprehensive history of pre-colonial and colonial cotton textile production. Sources on this history tend to be spotty, with ...

Photographs taken by Gavin Ashworth during the summer of 1987 in several villages in Mali and Cote d'Ivoire. The images detail all phases of strip weaving, from the spinning of yarn to the assemblage ...

Kampala — THE coastline of East Africa is the cradle of the leso, but right into the hinterland, you will encounter people using a kind of wrapper that shares the pattern and sometimes colour with ...

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A few years ago, fashion designers Jim Searle and Chris Tyrell were at an awards dinner when they started chatting about vacations with the woman sitting next to them. "We talked about going to Africa ...