Most of us who enjoy good design are able to identify kente cloth at 50 paces. But the cognoscenti of African design will tell you this colorful cloth is only one of many exotic fabrics. Ernestine Ray ...

Pecolia Warner of Yazoo City, Miss., could give you a mood for every color she quilted. White, she once explained, is for peace. Yellow expresses love. Brass means trouble, mainly because it can turn ...

African patchwork art has its roots in history, with its origins dating back centuries. Traditionally, it was used to ...

Threads of Confluence, a travelling exhibition, tells the story of a grand African migration to India, and the export of a ...

Two concurrent exhibits at the Birmingham Museum of Art trace the cultural influences of fabric design from West Africa to the American South. Opening today, "Fabric of Life: African Textiles and ...

Several handmade quilts were spread atop white folding tables at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, each waiting to be examined. Two women wearing cotton gloves hovered over them, ...

The Paris neighborhood called la Goutte D’Or — or Gold Drop — has long been a gateway neighborhood for immigrants from France’s former colonies in North and West Africa. Best known for its stores and ...

We in East Africa have always envied and admired how west Africans wear clothes made with African fabrics. Exuding confidence in bold colours, prints and designs, West African fashion is finding its ...