NEW fabrics on website
Special Collection
Handpainted & hand-dyed
in Ghana and The Gambia
100% cotton batiks
Perfect for dressmaking
Welcome to
The African
Fabic Shop
Magie, Bob and Jenny
We boldly go where
TripAdvisor doesn't
African Home Decor
Luscious lampshades
Comfy cushion covers
No waste creations
by Jenny Hall
Textiles and Fabrics
from across Africa
African Beads
Recycled glass, brass, plastic and paper
Shell, bone, clay and stone
Genuine Bolga Baskets
Quality baskets - fairly traded
Handmade by the weavers of
the Baba Tree Basket Company
in Bolgatanga, Ghana
Vintage & collectable African textiles
The textile treasures we couldn't resist on our travels
African Inspirations
Quilt kits
Bag kits
Jewellery kits
Hand-dyed threads
Collectables and artefacts
African home decor
African fashion
Magie, Bob and Jenny are busy, busy, busy
There is no rest for the weary.
Recent weeks have been frantic - juggling our weekly African Odyssey Zoom events with World Textile Days - plus getting orders out to you all as soon as we can.
As things calm down a fraction, we're now getting new fabrics and textiles from our recent shipments up onto the website.
Come back often to see what's new!
Featured Items
Get creative with vintage textile fragments:
NEW stock on website NOW!
Our pal Kwasi is a a vintage textile dealer in Accra. His stash is chock full of the vintage textile fragments that he needs to repair damaged whole cloths like Kente.
Magie spends hours digging through his bin bags looking for beautiful pieces, which she uses to create small pieces of textile art.
You can be creative too: check out our latest Vintage Textile Fragments packs
NEW on website: stunning batiks by Esther Amate
Esther is one of Ghana's premier batik artists.
We've known Esther for almost 20 years now.
In all that time her designs and colour pallet have continued to evolve in new and exciting directions.
For us fabric fanatics, digging into a pile of Esther's fabrics is an experience of pure joy and surprise.
Check out Esther's latest creations, just arrived from Ghana.
View and buy: our newest Esther Amate hand-dyed batiks
View and buy: Very Large Mud Cloth WMU608Dimensions: 170 x 210 cm / 66 x 82 inches
Just arrived from Mali: seriously LARGE mud cloths
You probably know that the ongoing crisis in Mali means mud cloth is increasingly hard to get.
We're lucky, though. Our great pal Eric Boateng in Accra is still able to source mud cloths for us.
Our latest shipment is now online - including a few very RARE and very LARGE cloths.
Well done, Eric!
View and buy: our latest selection of Mud Cloths from Mali
Furnishings & Interiors: African style
Our reorganised website puts a fresh focus on furnishings and interiors: African style.
- Contemporary, use-anywhere designs
- African fabric cushion covers and no-waste lampshades - all designed and handmade by Jenny Hall
- Unique decorative African textiles
- African collectables and artefacts
- Home decor inspiration
Look no further than this new section on our website: African Furnishings & Interiors