Whether you want to make a statement or use it as a decorative accent, these chic ideas beautifully incorporate the mud cloth trend into your home Whether you want to make a statement or use it as a ...

Mud cloth might be trendy, but it’s anything but new. Mud cloth is a centuries-old, hand-dyed textile art that originated in West Africa with the women of Mali’s Bamana culture, according to the ...

To begin, collect old tires, sturdy fabric for the mud cloth design, paint or fabric dye in traditional colors, and strong ...

We love versatility around Studio 512, especially when it comes to interiors. Then, your home’s look can change with your mood. Allison Crawford of Allison Crawford Design stopped by with one piece ...

From haute couture to throw pillows, mud cloth, or bogolanfini, is woven into nearly every aspect of contemporary life. But what is the origin of this elaborate dye-decorated cloth? Bamana Mud Cloth: ...

I am rushing through the Dallas Museum of Art, hoping to catch the “Bamana Mud Cloth” exhibition before closing time. I’m wondering what it is, prepared for anything — except what I see: textiles so ...

You just never know where you'll stumble across your next craft project. I recently found one while out shopping on Black Friday. While I had other plans in mind, my passenger insisted I stop at the ...

Every form of black cultural expression has its roots in Africa, and many blacks have embraced their ancestry through the wearing of West African fabrics. Most popular among these fabrics are the ...

In Mali, master artist Boubacar Doumbia is passing on the ancient textile techniques used to produce Mali's iconic bogolan mud cloth to the next generation, thereby training young fabric designers.

Experience the beauty of living art when UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents the quilters of Gee’s Bend and Groupe Bogolon Kasobane, mud-cloth masters of Bamako, Mali, in residence at the center ...