African Tie Dye Fabric #171 Brown Please see the detail photos

Please see the detail photos

A 7-inch basket requires about 15 hours to prepare and spin the fiber and another 15 hours for the actual weaving

These beads have a long history in the region where they are worn for special occasions

the artistry of the weavers from KwaZulu-Natal

They are an incredible testament to weaving skills of the Mbundu and Losi women of the remote Western Provence of Zambia

African Tie Dye Fabric #171 Brown Please see the detail photos100% cotton Bazin jacquard. Preshrunk. Machine wash and dry. This cloth begins as a solid colored piece which is then intricately folded. The folds are held in place by clamping, stitching or tying. The fold create a resist area where the original color of the cloth is preserved. The cloth is hand dipped into a dye bath, unfolded and retied or folded for another layer of color. Some pieces make as many as 5 trips to the dye bath before being rinsed,