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Our founder, recently travelled to Ghana in West Africa. During his time there he visited several talented artisans including the kente weavers in the Ashanti Region. Kente cloth originates from West Africa whereas African wax print fabric (commonly known as ‘Ankara’ in West Africa and ‘Kitenge’ in East Africa) was first produced in...

"Nearly 1.65 metre long piece of cloth with square borders is known as Kanga in East and West Africa and locals mostly use this to cover their heads," Kitenge is a 12-metre long cloth used by the Africans mainly to wrap up the waist.  Kangas play an important role in modern Swahili culture. Read on to learn more about kangas including their...

We are often asked how the wax print fabrics are made, so we thought it would be helpful to share the process in detail with you. The Raw Material-white plain fabric we use is locally sourced in India and is made in Gujarat-India, where the whole process is highly respected as a craft and a labour-intensive art form. In this blog we’re going to...