Before the 1990s, the fabric was only available in blue, as it was originally dyed with indigo, even though a synthetic indigo dye had been used for a century. I purchased shweshwe in new, modern colors – but in the traditional geometric patterns. ![]() (A good write-up of the history of the fabric can be found here.) Shweshwe, like most things South African, has a long and complicated history involving the intersection of native cultures (in this case, primarily Xhosa and Sotho cultures) and European colonialism. While in South Africa, I purchased some traditional shweshwe fabric: But first, I wanted to take a moment to talk about the fabric I’ll be using in my quilt. My first class is this afternoon, and later I’ll post about piecing the quilt squares we’ll learn today. So I signed up for a quilting class at a local fabric store! ![]() (I’m exhausted just typing that!)Īll that is to say, I am in desperate need of something fun, creative, and social as a relief from all this work. ![]() While setting up our new house is fun, it’s also been stressful, since my few precious days off are torn between resting/recovering from the week, catching up on grading and lesson planning, obtaining essential furniture and appliances to make our new home functional, and chores/housework/yardwork. In the past few months, I’ve done very little other than work, work, work, with a side of housework.
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