Stories about textiles and more

Stories about textiles and more

Viktoria
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

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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Ethnic fabrics

Bogolan: an African textile dyed with mud

What is Bogolan? Bogolan or Bògòlanfini is a 100% handmade cotton fabric from Mali, Bogo meaning in Bambara "earth" or "mud" and lan meaning "with"…