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2. African wax prints - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] Some wax prints are named after personalities, cities, buildings, sayings, or occasions. The producer, name of the product, and registration number of the design is printed on the selvage, thus protecting the design and attesting to the quality of the fabric. Wax fabrics constitute capital goods for African women.

3. African textiles - Wikipedia

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   Kuba Raffia cloth, made by the Kuba of present-day Democratic Republic of Congo Contemporary West African textile designs. African textiles are textiles from various locations across the African continent. Across Africa, there are many distinctive styles, techniques, dyeing methods, and decorative and functional purposes. These textiles hold ...

4. Yoruba clothing - Wikipedia

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   Ankara is also known as Dutch wax, African wax, or African print. There are Yoruba made Ankara cloth. Ankara can have various themes and symbols printed on it, such as flowers, animals, stars, or abstract shapes. Eya / Lace: a delicate fabric made from yarn or thread that is looped, twisted, or knotted to create intricate patterns. Lace can be ...

5. Category:African clothing - Wikipedia

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   Textile arts of Africa (3 C, 19 P) ... (5 P) Pages in category "African clothing" ... African textiles; African wax prints; Ahenema; Ahwenepa nkasa; Alasho; Aso ebi ...

6. Akosombo Textile Limited - Wikipedia

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   Akosombo Textiles Limited now Akosombo Industrial Company Limited [5] was established in 1967. [2] A new production line ABC (A. Brunschweiler & Company) [6] Wax opened a new facility at ATL to produce a standard wax range for the Ghanaian local market. [7] ABC over the past 100 years has been synonymous with textile manufacturing in Africa and ...

7. Learn to dye textiles with plants at Sou'Wester this fall - AOL

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   Sep. 15—Natural dying classes at Sou'Wester Arts & Ecology Center Center 1306 39th Place, Seaview, Washington Saturday workshops: Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Youth after ...

8. Adire (textile art) - Wikipedia

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   Adire textile is a type of dyed cloth from south west Nigeria traditionally made by Yoruba women, using a variety of resist-dyeing techniques. [1] [2] The word 'Adire' originally derives from the Yoruba words 'adi' which means to tie and 're' meaning to dye. [3]

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