Last year I spend a lot of time travelling through Africa, looking at all the tribal textiles and crafts that influenced Ruth Carter when she designed the costumes for The Black Panther movie. Now...
Category: Textile Encounters
A Textile Book Review: Author: Deb Brandon Photographer: Joe Coca Publisher: Schiffer Publishers Format & layout: 180 x 254 mm (7" x 10") Hardcover 160 pages ISBN...
The FNB Joburg Art Fair is one of Africa’s leading contemporary art fairs focusing on artists from the continent and diaspora. The 2018 edition, which took place in early September broke new ground...
This is the third post in a series inspired by the Black Panther movie. Costume design plays an integral part in this movie’s success. Designer Ruth E. Carter and movie director Ryan Coogler went...
Andie van der Walt explores the textile tradition of the Zulu Kingdom, in particular the Isicholo headdress. It's another Textile Encounter at Mr X Stitch!
Basotho blankets are warm, colourful woollen blankets worn by the people of the mountainous country of Lesotho. The vibrant designs of these blankets, also called Seana Merana, represent fertility,...
