We are so pleased to say that Urbanstax is featured in the latest edition of Simpy Sewing Magazine. Check out the ‘A Fabric of Life’ article from Page 56 onward. We talk about our love for African fabric and design and our mission to bring you more locally produced fabric from the beautiful continent.
There is also a wonderful Crossbody Bag tutorial by Rosee Woodland which uses our Ice Blue and Purple Adire from Nigeria and our Ghanaian circles Ankara print. A very cool combination indeed. That’s on Page 60. Maybe you could make yourself a version in your own take on colours and patterns!
We now stock Aso-oke in our online shop. Aso-Oke (pronounced ah-SHOW-kay) is short for Aso Ilu Oke. If translated literally, this means clothes ‘from the up-country’. It is also sometimes refereed to as Aso-Ofi. It is a hand woven cloth made and worn mostly by the Yoruba tribe of South-West Nigeria. It is woven in thin …
This fun yet versatile Butterfly print is our fabric of the week. It is produced in Nigeria on 100% cotton and features an abstract butterfly print, available in three colourways. The main colour of all three versions is navy blue but each has a slightly different background and highlight colour. All are available to purchase …
Welcome and thank you for stopping by at Urbanstax. Urbanstax is a fabric and haberdashery store and we aim to share inspiration, tips and ideas with designers, sewists and small business owners especially in the creative industries and to fellow designer-makers. So stay tuned for fabric purchases, supply tips, business tips and the like. I am …
We have a collection of modern Adire fabric which are a contemporary design twist on traditional African tie-dye fabric. Great for clothing, accessories and any craft projects you have on the drawing board! This fabric is hand-drawn and hand-dyed in Nigeria and consists of traditional Yoruba symbols each with a name and story. The stories …
Woo hooooooo! What a pleasant surprise. Urbanstax gets a mention in the latest edition of Love Sewing Magazine. It is summer time and the perfect excuse to incorporate some bold colours and patterns into you handmade wardrobe says Love Sewing and we totally agree.
We are in Simply Sewing Magazine!
We are so pleased to say that Urbanstax is featured in the latest edition of Simpy Sewing Magazine. Check out the ‘A Fabric of Life’ article from Page 56 onward. We talk about our love for African fabric and design and our mission to bring you more locally produced fabric from the beautiful continent.
There is also a wonderful Crossbody Bag tutorial by Rosee Woodland which uses our Ice Blue and Purple Adire from Nigeria and our Ghanaian circles Ankara print. A very cool combination indeed. That’s on Page 60. Maybe you could make yourself a version in your own take on colours and patterns!
Grab yourself a copy.
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We now stock Aso-oke in our online shop. Aso-Oke (pronounced ah-SHOW-kay) is short for Aso Ilu Oke. If translated literally, this means clothes ‘from the up-country’. It is also sometimes refereed to as Aso-Ofi. It is a hand woven cloth made and worn mostly by the Yoruba tribe of South-West Nigeria. It is woven in thin …
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Welcome to Urbanstax
Welcome and thank you for stopping by at Urbanstax. Urbanstax is a fabric and haberdashery store and we aim to share inspiration, tips and ideas with designers, sewists and small business owners especially in the creative industries and to fellow designer-makers. So stay tuned for fabric purchases, supply tips, business tips and the like. I am …
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Love Sewing Magazine Issue 54: Out of Africa!
Woo hooooooo! What a pleasant surprise. Urbanstax gets a mention in the latest edition of Love Sewing Magazine. It is summer time and the perfect excuse to incorporate some bold colours and patterns into you handmade wardrobe says Love Sewing and we totally agree.