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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 range of attractive prints.”
We have made it our own but it was not originally African.
https://www.urbanstax.com/what-is-shweshwe/
urbanstax.com
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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I haven’t made clothes in decades but I’m gonna start practicing soon. My goal is to make an entire wardrobe.
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This is amazing!
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Thankh you
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