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PRODUCT: Northern Cloth from Bolgatanga in Ghana | |
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Here are the weavers of this traditional strip woven cloth. West African
grown cotton is hand spun and dyed using natural dyes such as indigo.
This is then hand woven into thin strips which are sewn together either
to form pieces of cloth or articles of clothing. But the weavers are innovating...
see below for a mixture of old-style traditional products and the new
style designed to appeal to wider markets. If you are interested in purchasing some Northern cloth strips we may be able to help you. Please get in touch |
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| Traditional style chief shirts |  |
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| When Jerry Rawlings, the previous president of Ghana travalled he often wore one of these chief shirts. His family was partly from Bolgatanga where these traditonal shirts woven from Northern cloth that is then embroidered are a mark of high status. Underneath the shirt you can see the rolls of Northern cloth that customers can choose from. | |||
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The tradition lives on... | |
| This Ghanain businessman has blended the old and new perfectly. He is wearing an white shirt and tie underneath a traditional chief shirt. We hope this style of office dressing catches on - it looks great as well as being great for the Northern cloth weavers. | ||
| Traditional ladies outfit |  |
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| This ladies outfit is sewn from Northern cloth strips in a traditional dress style popular with Ghainain women. | |||
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Old styles in the market | |
| In the markets in the north of Ghana you often find kaftans sewn using Northern cloth. | ||
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New colours, new ideas... The weavers are branching out... they are now using modern dyes in combination with the traditional dyes to make new colour combinations. Also new thread colours gives them more options when it comes to embroidering and decorating their work. | |
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Table runners.... | |
| With the new strips colourful table runners like this can be sewn together and then hand embroidered | ||
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| Wine bottle covers | Lampshades | |
| A Northern cloth living room |  |
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| Look at how great this living room set - all based on the traditional Northern cloth strips | |||
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The latest fashion | |
| And with their new colours the weavers aren't going to be left behind. This stylish jacket is beautifully made from the Northern cloth strips woven in black and orange. | ||
| A director's chair |  |
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| A great way to give a unique look to a directors chair. It has been covered using traditionally coloured Northern cloth strips. Again - a blend of old and new. | |||
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More chairs | |
| Even ordinary chairs can be made more interesting with a unqiue pillow and cushion made from Northern cloth strips. | ||
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More furnishings | |
| These strips have a red theme and when interwoven with black make a unique textured design. | ||
| Goodbye from Bolgatanga |  |
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You can see from these pictures that the weavers of Bolgatanga are not
about to get left behind. They're constantly innovating their skills and
experimenting with new materials and techniques - the results speak for
themselves. If you are interested in purchasing some Northern cloth strips we may be able to help you. Please get in touch |
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