Kuba Textiles & Design BookKuba Textiles and Design is an engaging introduction to one of the most unusual and fascinating of all African art forms. The textiles of the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo are decorated not with human figures or animals but with astonishing abstract designs: chevrons, squares, lozenges, crosses, and spirals in repeating patterns that shift and interlace. Although the Kuba people have produced textiles for 400 years, their traditional

or on its own or with a tank top for summer

Length: Custom lengths available upon request

scraps of yarn

sturdy twill and sheer knits you’ll learn to make wrap maxi dresses

A heaver weight cloth with result in a more structured coat

200 grams (4

While we have sewn up three views of the pattern

As a skilled forecaster

Our pattern is floor-length with short sleeves and optional inside ties for shaping

drop measure 2 inches

hooded caftan is worn everyday in the Maghreb region of North Africa

with long and short handles