World Textile Day South
FREE exhibition
Fair trade market
Guest artist & speaker Janice Gunner
Sat 11 May, 10 - 4.30
Wickham, Hampshire
We co-organise eight World Textiles Days
across England, Scotland and Wales
Welcome to the African Fabric Shop
Magie Relph and Bob Irwin
To boldly go where TripAdvisor doesn't
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
Vintage & collectable African textiles
The textile treasures we couldn't resist on our travels
Inspiration
Talks to textile groups
Quilt, bag and jewellery kits
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Books
about African textiles
Welcome to the African Fabric Shop
Magie Relph and Bob Irwin travel extensively all over Africa searching out fabulous textiles, beads and baskets.
Every time we unpack our bags, we add new temptations to the website. Enjoy!
We are co-organisers of eight World Textile Days around the UK in 2019.
Featured Items
Meet Jenny at Swap Shop Sew in Holmfirth : Sat 27 Apr, 2 - 4 pm : FREE entry
With Magie and Bob down south at the Brockenhurst Needlework Fiesta, Jenny's pitching in to represent The African Fabric Shop at this great new local event.
- Step 1: Gather up your unwanted items of clothing!
- Step 2: Bring you stuff to Swap Shop Sew
- Step 3: Shop the ethical market - including The African Fabric Shop - and join in an upcycling workshop!
- Step 4: Swap your clothes to create a whole new wardrobe!
And if you need advice on upcycling, just ask Jenny: she's a pro!
Venue: Holmfirth Civic Hall, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 3AS.
NEW colourways for our Shwe Shwe Woven Basket kit
Check out the new colourways for our easy-to-make Shwe Shwe Woven Basket kit.
Each kit makes two baskets in you chosen colourway.
View and buy: Shwe Shwe Woven Basket kit
What makes World Textile Day GREAT?
Watch the video of World Textile Day Wales in Llanidloes, March 2019.
Beware: the cakes are as tempting as the textiles!
Can we bring the shop to you? Magie and Bob at World Textile Day in Frodsham, 2018We'd love to come to your group
Have you noticed we've cut down on the big shows? We've only got Festival of Quilts left. Here's why.
From our World Textile Days, we've discovered something important about running a small scale, fair trade business. We're not just selling fabrics, beads and baskets. We're communicating our experiences and our passion for what we do directly to you.
So instead of big shows, we'd rather bring our mobile shop to you. These types of events are perfect for what we're talking about:
- Guild regional and area days
- Quilt groups
- Embroiderers' Guilds
- Spinners, Weavers and Dyers Guilds
- Textile and costume groups
Invite Magie as a speaker and we'll bring the shop with us!
More info: Talks by Magie Relph