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Indigo Cloths

Handwoven and hand-dyed in Guinea and Mali

Our indigo damask cloths are from Guinea. They are handstitched to create a resist pattern, then hand-dyed in indigo.

Our plain and stitch resist indigo cloths are from Mali or Guinea. Most are of hand spun cotton, though some cloths are machine spun, as indicated. Hand spun cloths are slightly heavier than machine spun cloths. All cloths are made of narrow, handwoven strips which are sewn together to make a whole cloth, then hand-dyed in indigo.

In most cases each cloth is a unique creation: there is only one.

All cloths are 100% cotton.

Sizes vary, usually 105 x 140 cm / 41 x 55 in, approximately.

Read and print story To the Dogon in Search of Indigo

© Robert Irwin and Magie Relph, Patchwork & Quilting, 2009

Magie Relph Sare Ngai The GambiaMagie Relph's textile adventures: sourcing indigo damask in Sare Ngai, The Gambia

Indigo length - Guinea New
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£13.50SIN023
Mali Indigo Cloth New
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£65.00WIC363
Mali Indigo Cloth Sold
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£65.00WIC362
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Alagi New
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£35.00IGD101
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Alagi New
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£35.00IGD102
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Alagi New
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£35.00IGD103
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Alagi New
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£35.00IGD105
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Alagi New
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£35.00IGD107
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Alagi New
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£35.00IGD108
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Mariama New
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£35.00IGD109
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Mariama New
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£35.00IGD110
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Mariama New
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£35.00IGD111
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Mariama New
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£35.00IGD112
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Mariama New
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£35.00IGD113
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Jallow New
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£35.00IGD114
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Jallow New
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£35.00IGD115
Guinea Indigo Cloth - Jallow New
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£35.00IGD116
Guinea Indigo Cloth New
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£35.00IGD117
Contemporary Mali indigo cloth New
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£50.00VCC927
Adire cloth - stitch resist New
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£60.00VCC932
Adire eleko cloth New
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£60.00VCC931
Adire eleko cloth New
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£55.00VCC934
Adire eleko cloth New
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£45.00VCC933
Adire cloth - hand-drawn New
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£140.00VCC935
Dogon indigo cloth New
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£35.00VCC936
Mali indigo cloth New
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£55.00VCC939
Handwoven Dogon cloth New
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£30.00VCC937
Handwoven Nigerian wrapper New
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£150.00VCC938
Vintage Mossi shawl New
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£50.00VCC930
 
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