Stories about textiles and more

Stories about textiles and more

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Interviews

Interview of Natalie, @the_heirloom_factory

Saying that Natalie is a creative person would be an understatement. She is a "touche-à-tout" as we say in French. She has her hand in…

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Interviews

Interview of Julia alias @contour_affair, seamstress (Part 2)

Few weeks ago, we introduced you Julia, a talented freestyle-seamstress who run a successful blog called Contour Affair as well as an Instagram Page with…

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Ethnic fabrics

African Art, the Kente fabric from yesterday to today

Article written by Daffa Konaté, founder of Art Kelen. Weaving of Kente cloth by a Ghanaian artisan. Getty Images/Brian D Cruickshank The Kente (or Kita…

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Interviews

Interview of Julia alias @contour_affair, seamstress (Part 1)

Few weeks ago, we met with Julia, a talented freestyle-seamstress who runs a successful blog called Contour Affair as well as an Instagram Page with…

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Ethnic fabrics

Discovering African fabrics…

Article written by Daffa Konaté, founder of Art Kelen. In this post, I'll make you discover many African fabrics such as Bazin, veil of Mauritania,…

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Classic fabrics

Sustainable fabrics: The LENZING™ ECOVERO™ label

What is LENZING™ ECOVERO™? Lenzing™ Ecovero™ viscose is less polluting than regular viscose. The production process starts in the forest where wood chips are collected…

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Ethnic fabrics

The colorful Pagne Baoulé from Ivory Coast

Origine of the Pagne Baoulé Pagne Baoulé is a traditional fabric handmade in Ivory Coast. The fabric finds its name in the Baoulé, Akan people…

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Classic fabrics

Cotton Jersey… But why is it actually called “jersey”?

Have you ever wondered why one of the most used fabric is called after a small British island off the Normandy coast? Île au Guerdain,…