So much of what lands in my inbox gets dispatched with a pretty swift delete (seriously, how many stupid things have I signed up to over the years?) so it was a great surprise to be sent something that is right up my street. Nearfar make clothes using West African fabric, which is one of [...]
I’ve got a great big stash of African fabric waiting to be made into something amazing, I just need to gather up the strength and patience to begin a sewing mission. Boxing Kitten are doing wondrous things with the colourful print and it’s giving me some inspiration to crack out the sewing machine. God knows [...]
You might have already seen Malick Sidibe’s photographs in the Guardian (thanks for the link Beatriz!), and if you haven’t then why aren’t you reading Rachael’s blog?! I’ve put a few up here because it reminded me I haven’t shared of my own Mali pictures. Last year I accompanied a couple of seasoned Africanophiles to [...]

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