African Dutch Wax Print Fabric

A wide selection of african wax print fabrics sold by the yard and by the fat quarter.

African dutch wax print fabric. The fabric is made from 100 cotton. The indonesian market didn t respond to the brighter graphic designs of wax print but it found a delighted reception in africa. One of the colours is often used to highlight a natural bubbling effect which contributes to a unique and lively appearance. Vlisco wax hollandais is a special wax fabric with one or two core colours fitted into the wax hollandais design.

The wax fabric can be sorted into categories of quality due to the processes of manufacturing. The first dutch wax prints landed in africa on on the african gold coast that today is ghana where they became the style and symbols of status. Therefore you might hear it called dutch wax print or. The designs are always mirrored on the front and back of the fabric cotton cloth.

Vlisco has been designing and manufacturing distinctive fabrics since 1846. It also goes by the names of super wax java and ankara with wax. Dovetailed is an online african wax print fabric shop. Patterns and prints that inherit the african culture.

They are 100 cotton fabrics that are generally associated with africa because of their bright and colourful patterns which usually resonates with african art themes and motifs. The owner adaku parker is a barrister turned designer. They are industrially produced colorful cotton cloths with batik inspired printing. Later between the 1930s to the 1950s their appeal spread further across west africa through the nana benz female entrepreneurs who would pick up the fabrics from the coast and trade them throughout togo.

We also sell sewing patterns and sewing supplies. Ships worldwide from the uk. In sales and marketing vernacular african print is a general term used to identify a category of textiles using 100 cotton fabric in vibrant colors which are printed by machine using wax resins and dyes so that they have a batik like effect on both sides of the fabric. The range and combination of colours used is extremely varied and emphasizes the unique styles of vlisco fabrics.

Ankara wax prints ankara african wax prints african prints holland wax dutch wax wax hollandais veritable dutch hollandais. It has an interesting history originating in holland intended as a knockoff of indonesian batik print. One feature of these materials is the lack of difference in the color intensity of the front and back sides. The method is called wax resist dying because the wax resists the dye from penetrating the entire cloth which is how patterns are made.

Dutch wax prints fabrics go by many names. The fabric found a market in west africa and by the 1960s europe was exporting millions of yards of fabric per year. African wax prints also known as ankara and dutch wax prints are omnipresent and common materials for clothing in africa especially west africa. Established in 2002 julius holland is a luxury african wax print brand made for modern women and men from all over the world focused on those who are curious sophisticated and fashion oriented but also with a strong sense of identity personal vision and respect for traditions.

This fabric has long been a favorite of mine largely due to its colorful nature and wonderful patterns.