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2. African textiles - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. 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 ...

4. Aso oke - Wikipedia

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   Aso Oke sewn into Agbada outfit and Fila Traditional Yoruba women's garment. Aso oke fabric, (Yoruba: aṣọ òkè, pronounced ah-SHAW-okay) is a hand-woven cloth that originated from the Yoruba people of Yorubaland within today's Nigeria, Benin and Togo.

5. Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods - Wikipedia

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   A lace fabric is lightweight openwork fabric, patterned, with open holes in the work. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often lace is built up from a single thread and the open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric. Lace may be crocheted tatted,or knitted.

6. Lanre da Silva - Wikipedia

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   Lanre da Silva (born 1978) is a Nigerian fashion designer based in Lagos.Launched in 2005, her eponymous label includes couture, ready-to-wear, jewelry and hairpieces. [1] [2] Da Silva's collections often incorporate metallic fabrics, lace and African patterns, while referencing the 1940s or 1800s. [3]

7. Adire (textile art) - Wikipedia

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   Alabere: Stitching raffia onto the fabric in a pattern prior to dyeing. The raffia palm is stripped, and the spine sewn into the fabric. After dyeing the raffia is usually ripped out, although some choose to leave it in and let wear and tear on the garment slowly reveal the design. Eleko: Resist