TEXTILE STORIES

PANO D’OBRA OF CABO VERDE

PANO D’OBRA OF CABO VERDE

THE HANDLOOM TRADITION AND OF CABO VERDE AND ITS ROLE IN THE BUILDING OF A NATION ​ Cape Verde, officially named the Republic of Cabo Verde, is a nation which...

PANO D’OBRA OF CABO VERDE

THE HANDLOOM TRADITION AND OF CABO VERDE AND ITS ROLE IN THE BUILDING OF A NATION ​ Cape Verde, officially named the Republic of Cabo Verde, is a nation which...

MOHAIR FROM THE CAPE : SOUTH AFRICA’S LUXURY FIBRE

MOHAIR FROM THE CAPE : SOUTH AFRICA’S LUXURY FIBRE

Mohair is the fibre of the Angora goat which originates from Ankara region of Turkey and is known a the ‘noble fibre’ for its softness, fantastic insulation properties and remarkable...

MOHAIR FROM THE CAPE : SOUTH AFRICA’S LUXURY FIBRE

Mohair is the fibre of the Angora goat which originates from Ankara region of Turkey and is known a the ‘noble fibre’ for its softness, fantastic insulation properties and remarkable...

THE BARRYDALE HANDWEAVERS

THE BARRYDALE HANDWEAVERS

The Barrydale Hand Weavers was established in 2007 in the eponymous Barrydale, a town on the border of the Klein Karoo known for its idyllic tranquility and offbeat artistic community....

THE BARRYDALE HANDWEAVERS

The Barrydale Hand Weavers was established in 2007 in the eponymous Barrydale, a town on the border of the Klein Karoo known for its idyllic tranquility and offbeat artistic community....

KPOKPO – SIERRA LEONE

KPOKPO – SIERRA LEONE

The traditional handloom cloth of the Gola and Mende tribes of West Africa covered by modern day Liberia and parts of Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali...

KPOKPO – SIERRA LEONE

The traditional handloom cloth of the Gola and Mende tribes of West Africa covered by modern day Liberia and parts of Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali...

THE BASOTHO BLANKET

THE BASOTHO BLANKET

The Basotho Blanket is the characteristic daily dress of the Basotho, the peoples of Lesotho, a small country entirely landlocked by South Africa. These blankets act simultaneously as the brand...

THE BASOTHO BLANKET

The Basotho Blanket is the characteristic daily dress of the Basotho, the peoples of Lesotho, a small country entirely landlocked by South Africa. These blankets act simultaneously as the brand...

ABAKHWETHA AND THE XHOSA BLANKET

ABAKHWETHA AND THE XHOSA BLANKET

The amaXhosa are an Nguni people, the second largest ethnic group in South Africa and have predominantly populated Eastern Cape of South Africa from around the 1500s. They are a...

ABAKHWETHA AND THE XHOSA BLANKET

The amaXhosa are an Nguni people, the second largest ethnic group in South Africa and have predominantly populated Eastern Cape of South Africa from around the 1500s. They are a...