Textiles, Sewing and Quilting of Africa and the Diaspora
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Textiles, Sewing and Quilting of Africa and the Diaspora 2 years ago · The 1st quilt I made, finished with cowries and buttons.
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Textiles, Sewing and Quilting of Africa and the Diaspora 2 years ago · All the shweshwe fabric my mama sent me from Azania aka South Africa
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Textiles, Sewing and Quilting of Africa and the Diaspora 2 years ago · This is Shweshwe fabric my mama sent me from Azania aka South Africa (pic of the blue and orange pieces). “ Shweshwe is produced by feeding cotton fabric through a series of copper rollers that have patterns etched into them. A weak acid solution is fed onto the fabric, bleaching out the distinctive intricate white designs to create an eclectic… Read more
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Shweshwe aka shoeshoe aka isishweshwe is a printed cotton fabric that is manufactured in South Africa. The formal name for shweshwe is ‘Indigo-dyed discharge printed fabric’. It is a trademarked fabric …
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This is amazing!
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