African Fabric Sales carries beautiful 100% cotton cloth suitable for clothing, home decor, quilts, applique and scrap-booking projects.
Much of the artisan-made African Batik Fabric shown was hand selected by me during my travels in West Africa. Our extensive selection of hand-dyed cotton bazins (damask) are decorated using stamped, bound (tie & dye), block wax resist, and paste resist techniques. When I'm fortunate, I find someone here in the US who has this fabric for sale.
We carry a lively ever-changing selection of African Prints including Wax, Gold, Kente, Woodin and Bangkok designs, and solid colored bazin (damask) sold by the yard. They come from all parts of the world now, everywhere someone with an African aesthetic is designing.
The inventory also includes contemporary hand-made tribal cloths such as Mudcloth & Indigo and Kuba Raffia cloth.
A few words about AFRICAN FABRIC
In response questions of sourcing, it is nearly impossible to be certain where �African� fabrics come from. Modern textile manufacturing technology is ubiquitous and fabric brand names notoriously difficult to ascertain; the factories difficult to locate. Even those that say Holland or England may be manufactured in China or Pakistan, but they may also be from Nigeria, Senegal, Cote d�Ivoire or Mali. China is everywhere�having flooded the market with less costly imitations sold around the world, they essentially forced factories in Europe and on the African continent into bankruptcy/selling out to them and now even some companies that are actually in either location are owned by Chinese corporations. Most of my �African� suppliers buy indiscriminately the world over based on the appearance and quality of the goods.
Along with every other merchant on this planet I have had to make a decision whether the sourcing was going to be a problem for me or not. Since most of my customers were and are more concerned with the fabric and how it will work in their projects than the country of origin, I stopped worrying about it. I do my best to buy from African companies, but as I said above, I have no idea who actually owns them. My top issues are the beauty and quality of the fabrics I offer for sale.
That said, I know with certainty that the blue & white prints and the kente prints all come from Ghana. The handmade African Batik Fabric is all from Ghana and Gambia. The Natural Indigo fabric is all from Guinea. The "gold" prints I stock come from Senegal. While some of the fabrics at the wax page are labeled with country of origin, some are not. Based on where I bought them, I believe that they are all from Europe or the African continent, but as I said above, who knows with the factory manufactured items.
I am inspired by the following by Marianne Williamson and hope it will help you too.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." (A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles", Harper Collins, 1992. From Chapter 7, Section 3])
Much of the artisan-made African Batik Fabric shown was hand selected by me during my travels in West Africa. Our extensive selection of hand-dyed cotton bazins (damask) are decorated using stamped, bound (tie & dye), block wax resist, and paste resist techniques. When I'm fortunate, I find someone here in the US who has this fabric for sale.
We carry a lively ever-changing selection of African Prints including Wax, Gold, Kente, Woodin and Bangkok designs, and solid colored bazin (damask) sold by the yard. They come from all parts of the world now, everywhere someone with an African aesthetic is designing.
The inventory also includes contemporary hand-made tribal cloths such as Mudcloth & Indigo and Kuba Raffia cloth.
A few words about AFRICAN FABRIC
In response questions of sourcing, it is nearly impossible to be certain where �African� fabrics come from. Modern textile manufacturing technology is ubiquitous and fabric brand names notoriously difficult to ascertain; the factories difficult to locate. Even those that say Holland or England may be manufactured in China or Pakistan, but they may also be from Nigeria, Senegal, Cote d�Ivoire or Mali. China is everywhere�having flooded the market with less costly imitations sold around the world, they essentially forced factories in Europe and on the African continent into bankruptcy/selling out to them and now even some companies that are actually in either location are owned by Chinese corporations. Most of my �African� suppliers buy indiscriminately the world over based on the appearance and quality of the goods.
Along with every other merchant on this planet I have had to make a decision whether the sourcing was going to be a problem for me or not. Since most of my customers were and are more concerned with the fabric and how it will work in their projects than the country of origin, I stopped worrying about it. I do my best to buy from African companies, but as I said above, I have no idea who actually owns them. My top issues are the beauty and quality of the fabrics I offer for sale.
That said, I know with certainty that the blue & white prints and the kente prints all come from Ghana. The handmade African Batik Fabric is all from Ghana and Gambia. The Natural Indigo fabric is all from Guinea. The "gold" prints I stock come from Senegal. While some of the fabrics at the wax page are labeled with country of origin, some are not. Based on where I bought them, I believe that they are all from Europe or the African continent, but as I said above, who knows with the factory manufactured items.
I am inspired by the following by Marianne Williamson and hope it will help you too.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." (A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles", Harper Collins, 1992. From Chapter 7, Section 3])
African Fabric Sales can be reached at:
christine@africanfabricsales.com
African Fabric Sales
PO Box 236
Hancock, Maine 04640
USA
Christine Covert
207-422-9529
christine@africanfabricsales.com
christine@africanfabricsales.com
African Fabric Sales
PO Box 236
Hancock, Maine 04640
USA
Christine Covert
207-422-9529
christine@africanfabricsales.com
Shipping Information:
Your orders are usually filled and shipped within 3 days of order and payment confirmation. I ship USPS priority with a tracking number for your package plus a small fee for processing the order and getting it to the Post Office. I regret that I have had to add the cost of a tracking number to your shipping costs, but otherwise I have no way of knowing where your shipment went astray if you do not receive it in a timely manner. I refund any additional excess shipping charges.
Refund, Returns and Cancellation Policies:
Orders may be canceled with money-back refund before shipping. Refund on cancellations will not include the Processing fee.
Special orders must be paid for in full in advance. There will be no cancellations, returns or refunds on special orders.
Other returns will be accepted for exchange purchases only and must be pre-arranged by phone or email.
Your orders are usually filled and shipped within 3 days of order and payment confirmation. I ship USPS priority with a tracking number for your package plus a small fee for processing the order and getting it to the Post Office. I regret that I have had to add the cost of a tracking number to your shipping costs, but otherwise I have no way of knowing where your shipment went astray if you do not receive it in a timely manner. I refund any additional excess shipping charges.
Refund, Returns and Cancellation Policies:
Orders may be canceled with money-back refund before shipping. Refund on cancellations will not include the Processing fee.
Special orders must be paid for in full in advance. There will be no cancellations, returns or refunds on special orders.
Other returns will be accepted for exchange purchases only and must be pre-arranged by phone or email.
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