West African Printed Cotton

Choose from the vivid color and bold patterns in our West African-printed cotton fabrics. Made in Ghana, Mali, Senegal, or in The Netherlands for the West African market.

When you see the words "wax fabric" concerning African cloth, it doesn't mean that the fabric is full of wax (like a hunting jacket, for example). The prints were originally an industrial form of batik, so wax was used as a resist between colors. The wax was removed however, before sale.

Today, wax is rarely used as a resist, but the results of the printing are the same - a dye that passes through the fabric so that the fabric is virtually reversible (same on both sides).

Because of the way that African fabric is packaged (folded on the approximate yard + or - 3%) we cut along the fold. If you order more than one yard you will receive continuous yardage. Priced by the yard, one yard minimum.

If there is no price under a fabric it means that the fabric is out of stock. Not all fabrics can be restocked.