Celebrating indigo
New indigo cloths from Guinea
Vintage Baoulé indigo
from Côte d'Ivoire
Vintage Mossi indigo from Mali
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NEW fabrics on website
Special Collection
Handpainted & hand-dyed
by Wally Bahoum in 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
New year... new stuff... we're hummin'
Magie and Jenny are busy unpacking and sorting through our recent shipment from The Gambia. Great new indigos and batiks comin' soon!
Featured Items
New mud cloths: how large is large?
Bob has just photographed and uploaded a new batch of mud cloths from Mali - including a few exceptionally large ones. True woppers, these are.
Here’s an image comparing our two sizes of mud cloth.
- Standard size mud cloths are usually around 105 x 158 cm / 41 x 62 inches.
- Large mud cloths average around 160 x 220 cm / 62 x 87 inches.
Also, some of the large cloths are designed with a central motif surrounded by a border. This type of design is rare with standard-size cloths.
View and buy: Mud cloths from Mali
New Limited Edition packs online now
Get your new year off to a creative start.
Magie and Jenny have just put together a great new selection of our Limited Edition packs.
Each pack contains a carefully selected array of fabrics and beads:
- Handprinted and hand-dyed panels from Pam Stallebrass in South Africa
- Hand-dyed fabrics from West Africa and South Africa
- Handmade recycled glass beads from Ghana
Get creative: our latest Limited Editions online now!
Top left: Gorgeous pink Fan 458Top right: Black and white Fan 457
Botton left: Touch of pink, touch of lime Fan 462
How to choose your Bolga fan
First of all, remember that all of our fans are both beautiful and functional.
That means choosing your fan is pretty much down to personal choice.
Our advice is simple: go by colour.
We have plenty to choose from right now.
Tip 1: At the moment we have a few special 'black and white' fans - very subtle. These are quite rare, so be quick.
Tip 2: All of our fans have robust leather handles. Very strong, very comfortable, very beautiful. For our multi-coloured fans, the handles are dark brown with reddish-brown trim. For our rare black and white fans, the leather handles are in matching black and cream. Lovely!
View and buy: our latest selection of Bolga Fans
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