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African Wax Print: A Textile Journey

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What exactly is African wax print? Where does it come from? What does it mean in the context of Africa’s diverse textile traditions? How do Africans use wax print in Africa? And how is it used by the many designers, quilters and textile artists who are inspired by Africa and its textiles?

To find out, join African textiles experts Magie Relph and Robert Irwin on a journey from the origins of wax print to the markets of West Africa and beyond. Along the way, you’ll see wax print being worn, cut up, stitched, quilted, cherished and enjoyed.

Reviews

Fascinating … a major step forward in telling the tale of African wax prints.
John Gillow, textiles collector and author of ‘African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent’

I love this book. It is interesting, informative, funny and thought provoking.
Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Journal

Brilliantly illustrated with images of prints and photographs of wax print being worn, this is an honest and compelling read: we couldn’t put it down.
Embroidery magazine

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African Wax Print: A Textile Journey
by Magie Relph and Robert Irwin

Published by Words and Pixels for The African Fabric Shop

80 pages. Over 100 colour photographs. A4 size. Soft cover. ISBN 978-0-9566982-0-9.

Online retail price £10 plus P&P

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