This is the first in our exploration of prints and patterns. We, and by we I mean I, will be honing my sewing skills whilst experimenting using African fabric to make interesting sewing patterns.
I often come across great sewing patterns, with Pinterest and Instagram full of completed garments by avid sewers. I thought it would be interesting to see what some of these garments would look like in African prints and batiks. My guess is they could be very interesting! Handmade wardrobe, here I come.
The finished item is far from perfect but I LOVE it. It is made out of our Colour marble batik fabric hand-dyed in Southern Nigeria. I think it is a great choice as the fabric has not specific motifs. I didn’t have to worry about the direction of prints or anything of the sort. I did go a bit crazy with the lining, the sleeves are red and the back and one of the front linings is a print with fingers. Yes, fingers. It is the Hands Motif ankara fabric.
It is the kind of thing that keeps me secretly entertained as I go about my business. I love interesting linings.
The pattern is a joy as you see the pieces coming together.
Have you made anything from our colourful marble batik or have you made the tamarack jacket out of African fabric? If you have do share!!
We really do have the best and most interesting customers. Daniel has recently taken up sewing after inheriting an old sewing machine. Check out the beauty below. (A tip from Daniel is that you can get spare sewing machine parts and the like for older machines from Helen Howes). He has started off by making these …
Our very loyal customer Astrid rocks her funky adire trousers with style and ease. So cool! Thanks for sharing your creation. Made from our Batik flowers adire fabric.
The classic Speedbird Ankara print has got to be one of my favourites of all time. Available in almost every colour combination imaginable. Check out our Pinterest board where we save our favourite fashion pieces that use the fabric in modern and interesting ways. As you would have come to realise African fabric …
I often hear people comment on how much they love the bold colours and patterns of African prints and textiles, yet are unsure just what to do with them and how to wear them. Well here is one approach that I quite like. One whereby all rules are thrown out of the window. The Print …
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera reboot based on the 1980s series of the same name and shown on Netflix. It was rather exciting to see one of our Adire fabrics appear on one of the episodes. It was used in Episode 15 of Series 1 in case you want to watch! Our Indigo Leaf Adire, a …
Look What They Made- Urbanstax
This is the first in our exploration of prints and patterns. We, and by we I mean I, will be honing my sewing skills whilst experimenting using African fabric to make interesting sewing patterns.
I often come across great sewing patterns, with Pinterest and Instagram full of completed garments by avid sewers. I thought it would be interesting to see what some of these garments would look like in African prints and batiks. My guess is they could be very interesting! Handmade wardrobe, here I come.
The Tamarack Jacket by Grainline studios is one of such projects.
The finished item is far from perfect but I LOVE it. It is made out of our Colour marble batik fabric hand-dyed in Southern Nigeria. I think it is a great choice as the fabric has not specific motifs. I didn’t have to worry about the direction of prints or anything of the sort. I did go a bit crazy with the lining, the sleeves are red and the back and one of the front linings is a print with fingers. Yes, fingers. It is the Hands Motif ankara fabric.
It is the kind of thing that keeps me secretly entertained as I go about my business. I love interesting linings.
The pattern is a joy as you see the pieces coming together.
Have you made anything from our colourful marble batik or have you made the tamarack jacket out of African fabric? If you have do share!!
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