Our fabric of the week is more a colour theme rather than a particular fabric. It is Purple Batiks! All are handmade batiks from Nigeria and Ghana made using the wax resist technique and with the main colour of purple.
When you think of the colour purple, what comes to mind? I think of grapes and aubergines. I think of robes for clergy. I think of Prince and his track ‘Purple Rain’. Apparently purple was his favourite colour, if you hadn’t guessed it. Even more interestingly, Pantone in collaboration with the late artiste’s estate, have created a shade of purple called Love Symbol #2to pay tribute to the music icon.
We have quite selection of purple batiks in juicy combinations and sometimes with starkly contrasting colours. I think purple and yellow for example is a great contrast.
If you are a fan of the colour purple, then dive right in.
And for some purple batik inspiration, here are some fantastic designers who use a lot of batik and tie dye in their recent collections. Maki Oh, Amede and Osei Duro are some great designers you should check out. Inspiration aplenty!
Tropical Animals is one of our growing collection of furnishing fabrics. It has beautiful tropical birds ( I believe one is a grey-crowned crane) and plants as well as these gorgeous Zebras! A lush palette of greens and greys with deep red highlights against a cream/beige background. Manufactured in South Africa, this cotton and linen …
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This is one very popular fabric and there are so many versions of this fabric around! It is quite interesting to see how fashion designers have used the fabric in designing their pieces. Here are a few I found. Stella Jean I believe has single-handedly caused a resurgence in its popularity. You can find the …
The Purple and Lime Green mix is a popular colour combination in African print fabric, especially in Nigeria. We have this colourway in several different pattern designs. So if you are a fan of the purple and lime green colour combination then here are a few for your to choose from. Abstract waves, lines, ribbons …
Fabric of the Week: Purple Batik
Our fabric of the week is more a colour theme rather than a particular fabric. It is Purple Batiks! All are handmade batiks from Nigeria and Ghana made using the wax resist technique and with the main colour of purple.
When you think of the colour purple, what comes to mind? I think of grapes and aubergines. I think of robes for clergy. I think of Prince and his track ‘Purple Rain’. Apparently purple was his favourite colour, if you hadn’t guessed it. Even more interestingly, Pantone in collaboration with the late artiste’s estate, have created a shade of purple called Love Symbol #2 to pay tribute to the music icon.
We have quite selection of purple batiks in juicy combinations and sometimes with starkly contrasting colours. I think purple and yellow for example is a great contrast.
If you are a fan of the colour purple, then dive right in.
And for some purple batik inspiration, here are some fantastic designers who use a lot of batik and tie dye in their recent collections. Maki Oh, Amede and Osei Duro are some great designers you should check out. Inspiration aplenty!
One reply to “Fabric of the Week: Purple Batik”
DIANE
OMG those batiks are jaw droppers!
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