Special Collection Batiks
Full length pieces from
Esther, Grace, Neneh and Betta
Perfect for dressmaking
Stunning for curtains
Beautiful as a table cloth
Vintage textile fragments
Tattered, torn and tactile
Old and worn
Salvaged and distressed
Found on our travels
in West Africa
Welcome to the African Fabric Shop
Magie Relph & 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
Current shopping info
- Online shopping only. Shop closed to visitors until further notice. More...
World Textile Day Wales CANCELLED
On 19 October Wales announced a new lockdown regime. This obliges us to cancel our World Textile Day Wales in Llanidloes on 24 October. We're really sorry and we hope we'll see you under better circumstances at one of our eight World Textiles Days in 2021.
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View and buy, clockwise from top left:NEW limited edition threads
Putting together our limited edition fabric packs is heaps of fun. Experimenting with new ideas is what it's all about.
So we've just added some very limited edition packs of hand-dyed Perle number 8 embroidery threads to complement the fabric packs. These are special colours that are not in regular production and not on our Chameleon Hand-dyed Threads page.
What's in a limited edition thread pack?
- 20 complementary colours
- approximate skein length: 16 metres
- includes 2 skeins free!
View and buy: Limited Editions
From South Africa: Handprinted blocks by Pam StallebrassNEW: Handprinted blocks by Pam Stallebrass
Pam Stallebrass is well-known in South Africa. You may have met her exhibiting at Festival of Quilts.
As a quiltmaker, she's astounding. Likewise, as a painter, photographer, printer and dyer.
We love Pam's small handprinted and hand-dyed blocks. We're sure you will too.
- Elephants
- Guinea fowl
- South African birds
- Safari animals
- Alphabet
Be quick. Limited stock available.
View and buy: Handprinted blocks by Pam Stallebrass