Her artistic creations are sought-after and cherished by art aficionados, private collectors and museums worldwide. In 2014, for instance, the prestigious London’s Gallery of African Art did for ...

You_See_Arts, a company that specialises in handmade fabric design, weaving and pencil drawing, is making good its promise of taking textile art to the next level, in line with its tagline, ‘Textile ...

The textile technique has gotten celebrity attention again this season, but it’s always been part of the arts scene in places like Nigeria and Japan. By Melanie Abrams When Jared Leto donned a ...

Introduction - Chapter 1, Nature of pre-twentieth century Yoruba textile craft industry : an overview - Chapter 2, British colonial economy and the commencement of modern adire craft industry - ...

After 25 years of in-depth research, a new book on the history of Adire craft industry among the Egba (Yoruba people of Southwest), Adire Eleko Fabric Art (A Vanishing Nigerian Indigo Impression) ...

Explains the techniques and processes of making indigo resist-dyed textiles. Includes the descriptions of the creation of the indigo dye, the dye pots, the cassava paste, and metal cut-out stencils.

Clay pots filled with a concoction of natural indigo dye, water and ash are stirred at intervals over seven days. The cloth, which is tied in various ways or pasted with cassava to create distinctive ...