Thursday, February 21, 2019

Shweshwe



I've just finished another bag, to be given as a gift. I came across an interesting article about shweshwe, the fabric I've been using to line the bags. Here's a link to follow if you're interested. The fabric should be blue and white to be absolutely traditional, but I rather like the idea of traditions evolving and being updated.

7 comments:

  1. Thanks for the link to the very interesting article! I've often wondered how the designs were printed on the fabric. I do like to see traditions evolve, but I'm sure you know that the blue and white fabric would be my favorite!

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  2. Great article, so interesting. I love those copper rollers. Your bag looks great?

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  3. Very interesting, and beautiful fabric! As I read it struck me that India is credited with indigo dye and did a quick wiki read. In fact the name indigo is from Greek word meaning Indian. Vasco da Gama helped spread it to Europe.
    We have a special & famous Jaipuri handicrafts line that uses only blue and white for pottery, fabrics, etc.

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    1. Oh, that’s interesting. These techniques spread around the world and now the origins are not always well known.

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  4. Love that material, gorgeous colour, why be traditional do something totally different and start a new trend. Very interesting about the material

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  5. Beautiful fabric! Thanks for the link to the article, very interesting.

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