African Textiles

An African Revolution: Fashion Africa Conference

An African Revolution: Fashion Africa Conference

Yes, I have booked my ticket to attend the Fashion African Conference which is in exactly two weeks from today. I have never attended before and I am looking forward to hearing the different speakers and discussions. Organised by the Fashion Revolution Day. The aim of the gathering is to discuss the future of the…

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Adire Patterns: Story Telling Through Adire
Storytelling-Through-Adire

Adire Patterns: Story Telling Through Adire

We are huge fans of batik fabric, in particular   Although I knew what some of these symbols represented, I have always wanted a catalogue of sorts, where they were all explained. I was extremely excited to learn of the new book  by Allyson Aina Davies which I purchased immediately. The book details very beautifully with illustrations what each…

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Nike Davies-Okundaye: A Retrospective
Nike Art Gallery

Nike Davies-Okundaye: A Retrospective

Nigerian artist Nike Davies-Okundaye currently has a retrospective exhibition of her work spanning more than 40 years at the www.gafraart.com

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Introducing Aso-Oke fabric

Introducing Aso-Oke fabric

One of my favourite fabrics to work with here at Urbanknit is the wonderful Aso-oke fabric. The history, the colours and even the 'format' it comes in are all very interesting. Most of all I love the story and this is my own way of capturing some of it. My aim is to look at…

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