This new batik from Nigeria is my current favourite out of all the new batiks we just received. We have loads of new batik designs and we are slowly getting them photographed and listed on the site so watch this space.
This one is a speckled, mottled mix of greens, pale peach, white and more. Reminiscent of a Jackson Pollock painting, it lends itself to so many uses as you don’t have to worry too much about the direction of the fabric pattern.
As usual with our batiks, it is available in two lengths 2.4 Yards (2.2 metres) or 4.8 Yards (4.4 metres). Check out the Mottled Green Batik listing for more pictures and details.
It is always so exciting to get new fabric to stock. We just got a delivery of batiks from Nigeria and this collection has a variety of marble batiks. We love the versatility of these because you don’t have to worry about pattern matching. In addition, they can work for so many different types of …
In these surreal times, people are finding ways to cope and keep busy and positive. The feedback has been that sewing is one way to do just that. Whilst we are able to ship items we continue to process and send out orders. So for those of you that are catching up on your creative …
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 …
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, …
Fabric of the Week: Mottled Green Batik
This new batik from Nigeria is my current favourite out of all the new batiks we just received. We have loads of new batik designs and we are slowly getting them photographed and listed on the site so watch this space.
This one is a speckled, mottled mix of greens, pale peach, white and more. Reminiscent of a Jackson Pollock painting, it lends itself to so many uses as you don’t have to worry too much about the direction of the fabric pattern.
As usual with our batiks, it is available in two lengths 2.4 Yards (2.2 metres) or 4.8 Yards (4.4 metres). Check out the Mottled Green Batik listing for more pictures and details.
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