Indian Handwoven and Blockprinted Fabrics Do Talk You into Sewing

Tablerunner finished

When I first touched the new Indian handwoven silk and blockprinted fabrics, I wanted to design something that would frame the beautiful scroll patterns and plaid-like weave of these natural-dyed prints.

 

Small patchwork pieces of silk on … Read the rest

Golden Buttons: The Vision of Amina Yabis

Silk buttons available at ClothRoads

In 1997, Amina Yabis was a mother of four young boys married to a schoolteacher, Si Mohammed, whose income was steady yet meager. The family lived in a three-room mud brick house in Sefrou, a small town near Fez in … Read the rest