Weaving cotton into long strips of cloth is an important textile tradition found throughout West Africa. The cotton is often hand-spun, then woven into long narrow strips up to 60 metres long. The weaving and dyeing techniques vary from region to region.

Note about texture
This hand-spun, hand-woven cloth is slightly thicker than machine woven craft cotton.

Available by the metre or in Adventure Pack Bundles of 4 x 1m strips.

Daboya Indigo Strips
From the village of Daboya in northern Ghana. 100% cotton, usually Indigo and white, occasionally with a touch of red. Width: 6.5cm / 2.5in, approximately. These strips are coded DAB, below.

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Burkina Faso Strips
100% cotton, combining Indigo and white. Width: 10.5cm / 4in approx. These strips are coded BUR, below.

Mud Cloth Strips
Hand-spun, hand-woven strips of mud cloth from Mali. 100% cotton. Width varies: 9-13cm / 3.5-5in approx. These strips are coded STB, STT and STO, below.

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Daboya Indigo