A Short History of Brocade
At Empire Textiles, we understand that our customers want to know more about the clothes and accessories they wear. This doesn’t just mean knowing who made the garments and where…
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The Timeless Beauty of Guipure Lace
Guipure lace is renowned in the world of African textiles as an essential bridal fabric. It was inspired by 16th and 17th century, scalloped lace, enhanced by geometric patterns, on…
The Significance of African George Fabrics for Wedding Attire
Among the most popular of African materials is the African George fabric, which has its origins among the Igbo people of Nigeria. The beautifully-embroidered George fabric is renowned for being…
How to make a simple African dress
Making your own clothes is a satisfying and empowering endeavour. It affords you the option of designing something totally unique that suits you perfectly. At Empire Textiles, we specialise…
Introducing the African Head Tie…
The head tie is an integral part of women’s fashion throughout Africa and they range from a simple monotone item through to an elaborate head dress comprising extravagant prints and…
How to Wash your Wax Print Fabrics
Whether it was bestowed upon you as a gift or if you handpicked your own preferred design pattern, West African wax prints are beautiful fabrics cherished by their owners. For…
Top 3 West African Designers of 2015
In recent years, there has been a surge of immensely popular and incredibly talented designers within the West African fashion industry. Listed below are three of these designers, all of…
What is Organza Lace?
At Empire Textiles, we like to make sure that our customers are in the know when it comes to African and West African fabrics, and that’s why we use our…
Everything You Need to Know About Gele
Head ties are a common garment that is worn in a number of different countries in Africa. However, due to the diversity on the continent and the number of different…
Batik – An Ancient Technique Inspiring The Latest Trends
There are few techniques of making clothing in the world older than Batik. From as far back at the 4th Century B.C. it was used in Ancient Egypt and eventually…