In this new episode of The Wave, we are happy to have four experts sit down and discuss African textiles and how we can make the textile industry in Africa an engine for job creation and income ...

Merchants on Long highlights the timeless West African craft of indigo dyeing and weaving with the launch of the Nigerian ...

It's called Fabrics of Africa: Weaving Culture and Community, and it showcases African culture through traditional textiles ... or nation the fabric comes from?" Her goal wasn't an easy task.

Wax fabric is widely seen across West Africa today ... it was later reclaimed and popularized by various African nations, becoming a symbol of identity and even protest. However, its history ...

social and political role on the African continent and beyond. Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu joins us to talk about the fabric’s function in her striking portraits, and how she uses textiles to ...