To make kitenge slippers, you'll need some kitenge fabric, scissors, a ruler, chalk or fabric marker, and sewing thread in matching colors. You can also use felt or cotton for the inner sole for ...

WITH 16 years experience in the global fashion industry, living and working in four countries over four continents, fashion designer Jacqueline Shaw birthed Wax and Wraps, an African Fabric Sewing ...

The beauty of African fabrics is catching the eye more and more of seamstresses both for attire and home decorating. A new book called ''African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashions with Ethnic Flair ...

In the fashion world, a "lookbook" is a collection of photos highlighting, say, a fashion designer's work or a fashion model. The African Lookbook has a different agenda: images that present a ...

A quilt exhibit on display at the Dillaway-Thomas House in Roxbury. No weather data available ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - When the pandemic hit it was a group of African refugees who went to work, sewing their love into African fabric. “As Africans, we usually wear these as clothing most of the ...

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