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- Wallhangings
- Cushions
- Kente patterns
- Egyptian appliqué patterns
- And my African fabric study pack
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Create your own stunning appliqué panel inspired by the traditional tentmakers of Cairo.
Each pack contains full instructions to make a panel 35 cm (14 in) square.
- One panel is perfect as a cushion cover or small bag.
- Or combine four panels to make a lovely wallhanging.
A commission will be paid to the tentmaker who designed each panel.
the tent makers...
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Sobek
Egyptian Appliqué
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Hapy
Egyptian Appliqué
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Please specify Sobek or Hapy pattern.
Pattern Only Price
£6.00 + PP
US$12.00 + PP
9,00 € + PP
Why not choose a bundle of 5 Fat Quarters of quality Egyptian cotton and get your pattern for half price?
Pattern Plus
5 Fat Quarters Price
£9.50 + PP
US$19.00 + PP
14,25 € + PP
You colour options are:
- Sobek colour bundle, as image.
- Hapy colour bundle, as image.
- Or choose your own 5 Fat Quarters from the 33 colours in the Egyptian cottons selection.
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This fantastic kit really is inspired by Africa!
Each Tambani panel is a hand-embroidered interpretation of a folk tale of the Venda people
of South Africa. Every panel is unique.
Each kit contains:
- 3 hand-embroidered Tambani panels.
- 10 pieces hand-dyed Batik fabric, approx size 20 x 30 cm / 8 x 12 in.
- Full, easy to follow instructions.
Plus:
- A copy of the Venda folk tales that inspired your three unique embroidered panels.
Wadding not included.
Finished size:
27 x 59 cm / 10 x 23 in.
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You can choose your own three panels from the available range of small Tambani panels. Please
indicate your choice when ordering.
Small
Tambani Panels...
Tambani Panels...
Your kit will include a selection of Batiks from stock available.
Kit Price
£29.35 + PP
US$58.70 + PP
44,00 € + PP
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Create your own colourful African quilt. Follow the easy instructions
to mix and match these vibrant hand-dyed Batik fabrics.
Each kit contains:
- 9 Fat Quarters of hand-dyed Batik from West Africa.
- Full, easy to follow instructions.
Backing fabric and wadding not included.
Finished size:
120 x 120 cm / 48 x 48 in.
Block size:
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Patterns included in kit
will vary with stock available.
Kit Price
£32.00 + PP
US$64.00 + PP
48,00 € + PP
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| In Africa it's always good luck have a gecko
(or two) on the wall. They scamper around in the twilight eating the bugs and mosquitoes.
And, of course, they are tremendous fun to watch!
This fun, wonky wall hanging uses hand-dyed Gecko fabrics from my friend Musa in The Gambia,
complemented by hand-dyed Langa Lapu fabrics from South Africa.
Each kit contains:
- All required fabrics, including backing.
- Full, easy to follow instructions.
Wadding not included.
Approximate size:
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Available in five vibrant colourways, shown below. Please specify when ordering.
Kit Price
£17.55 + PP
US$35.10 + PP
26,30 € + PP
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Orange |
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| I like to call this log cabin style block African
Log Hut. Because it's not quite straight, it reminds me of some of the quirky little huts
that I've seen on my travels in Africa.
This fun, wonky log hut wallhanging features hand-dyed fabrics by my friend Musa in The
Gambia, plus hand-dyed Langa Lapu fabrics from South Africa.
Each kit contains:
- All required fabrics, including backing.
- Full, easy to follow instructions.
Wadding not included.
Approximate size:
43 x 86 cm / 17 x 34 in. |
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Available in five vibrant colourways, shown below. Please
specify when ordering.
Kit Price
£19.45 + PP
US$38.90 + PP
29,10 € + PP
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Orange |
Blue |
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Musa Fabrics... Musa's
Adventure Packs... Langa Lapu Fabrics... |
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| Traditional, hand-woven Kente strips make a colourful
cushion.
Each kit contains:
- 1 Kente strip
- 1/2 metre Indigo damask
- Full, easy to follow instructions.
Cushion pad not included.
Approximate size:
35 x 35 cm / 14 x 14 in. |
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Kente strips included in kit will vary with stock available.
Kit Price
£17.85 + PP
US$35.70 + PP
26,80 € + PP
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| A great way to use this unique mud cloth from
Mali.
- Contains everything you need, except the cushion.
- Approximate size: 45 x 45 cm / 18 x 18 inches.
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The Djenne mud cloth cushion kit contains:
- 4 x 1 metre strips of plain mud cloth of different colours.
- Cowrie shells for decoration and fastening.
- Full, easy to follow instructions.
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Djenne Kit Price
£12.95 + PP
US$25.90 + PP
19,40 € + PP
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About Djenne
Djenne is an ancient trading city of the Sahara. Its impressive mosque is the largest mud
brick building in the world.
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| Includes patterns and instructions for making
20 different foundation pieced blocks - inspired by traditional Kente cloth from Ghana.
- Fabrics not included.
- A great way to use African fabrics.
- Or get creative with your scraps!
For examples of this technique:
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Pattern Pack Price
£10.00 + PP
US$20.00 + PP
15,00 € + PP
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A ‘taster’ of some of the varied and
exciting fabrics from Africa. 20 different sample fabrics.
- 4 Wax Prints.
- 4 Three Cats.
- 4 Kola Nut and Indigo.
- 4 Damask Batik.
- 2 Adire Cloth.
- 2 Mud Cloth.
- 6 pages of information about the fabrics.
- With references and web links.
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Study Pack Price
£6.50 + PP
US$13.00 + PP
9,75 € + PP
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