<p>Fabric <em>that</em><br/>remembers.</p>

✦ African Fabric House · Est. Lagos / London

Fabric that
remembers.

Hand-printed Ankara, indigo Adire, woven Kente. Sold by the yard, by the bolt, and by the story they carry.

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— Our Story

Iyanu — miracle, in Yoruba.

14
Partner mills
120+
Patterns in stock
100%
Cotton, hand-printed

— The Fabrics

Four bolts, four stories.

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— The Process

From the loom to your hands.

01

Source

We travel to mills in Lagos, Accra and Abeokuta and choose bolts in person.

02

Print

Wax-resist applied by hand, dyed in copper vats, sun-dried on long lines.

03

Cut

Each yard inspected, measured and folded in our London atelier.

04

Ship

Wrapped in unbleached cotton, packed in recycled card, posted worldwide.

— Kind Words

“The bolt arrived smelling of the workshop. Six yards of the most alive fabric I have ever held.”
Amara O. — Designer, London