The shop is now open! Previously, all our gorgeous fabrics could be purchased from our Etsy store. Look no further as you can now buy directly from us right here. There is no requirement to set up an account, you can simply click and buy. We ship worldwide and you can have your order delivered in a few days.
What is Adire? Adire is the name for resist dyed cloth of the Yoruba people in Southern Nigeria. Traditionally, the cloth was folded, pleated, and tied before dyeing in Indigo to produce lengths of cloth which were then made up into garments. The fabric was predominantly produced by women. As techniques, trade and materials evolved, …
Hope you have had a good week so far. It’s nearly the weekend. Yay! Just some news on the website. You can now create a wishlist of your favourite fabric picks. Just click on the heart by the fabric you like and it gets added to you wishlist, saving them all for you in one spot …
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 and is manufactured by Da Gama Textiles in the Zwelitsha township outside King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It is printed …
To our friends in the EU that have been part of our fabric journey of discovery, we do appreciate all your orders and sharing your creativity. Things have changed quite a bit since the start of the year. As the UK has now left the EU we have had to reconsider how orders are processed …
Join us from the 2nd – 5th of March 2017 at The Knitting and Stitching Show Spring in Kensington Olympia. Urbanstax will be at Stand H20 with bright African Wax prints and handmade Batik fabric from West Africa! So do come and say hello. We have a few free tickets left to give away so if …
Buy Ankara, Buy Adire, Buy Aso-oke
The shop is now open! Previously, all our gorgeous fabrics could be purchased from our Etsy store. Look no further as you can now buy directly from us right here. There is no requirement to set up an account, you can simply click and buy. We ship worldwide and you can have your order delivered in a few days.
Visit the store at www.urbanstax.com/shop
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What is Adire? Adire is the name for resist dyed cloth of the Yoruba people in Southern Nigeria. Traditionally, the cloth was folded, pleated, and tied before dyeing in Indigo to produce lengths of cloth which were then made up into garments. The fabric was predominantly produced by women. As techniques, trade and materials evolved, …
Your African Fabric Wishlist
Hope you have had a good week so far. It’s nearly the weekend. Yay! Just some news on the website. You can now create a wishlist of your favourite fabric picks. Just click on the heart by the fabric you like and it gets added to you wishlist, saving them all for you in one spot …
What is Shweshwe?
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 and is manufactured by Da Gama Textiles in the Zwelitsha township outside King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It is printed …
Our dear EU friends
To our friends in the EU that have been part of our fabric journey of discovery, we do appreciate all your orders and sharing your creativity. Things have changed quite a bit since the start of the year. As the UK has now left the EU we have had to reconsider how orders are processed …
Free Tickets! The Knitting and Stitching Show Spring 2017
Join us from the 2nd – 5th of March 2017 at The Knitting and Stitching Show Spring in Kensington Olympia. Urbanstax will be at Stand H20 with bright African Wax prints and handmade Batik fabric from West Africa! So do come and say hello. We have a few free tickets left to give away so if …