100% Cotton Combed African Wax Fabric, Density : 180

Listing ID #4740449

Dutch Wax Prints also known as African wax prints and ankara are omnipresent and common materials for clothing in Africa, especially West Africa. They are industrially produced, colorful cotton cloths with batik printing. One feature of these materials is the lack of difference in the color intensity of front and back side. The wax fabric can be sorted into categories of quality due to the processes of manufacturing.

Normally, the fabrics are sold in 12 yards as "full piece" or 6 yards as "half piece". The colors comply with the local preferences of the customers. Mainly clothing for celebrations is made out of these.

The wax prints are part of a nonverbal way of communication among African women, and hereby they carry their message out into the world. Some wax prints can be named after personalities, cities, building, sayings or occasions. The producer, name of the product and registration number of the design is printed on the selvage, protecting the design and allowing reading the quality of the fabric. The wax fabrics constitute capital goods for the African women. Therefore, they are collected depending on the financial possibilities.

The design of the wax print fabrics already has an influence on the international world of fashion and lifestyle. They are an inspirational source for designers and companies.

Specification

General specification of our African Wax Fabrics are listed below. However custom specification can be offered for large special order

• Width 43/44 , 58"

• Material- 100% Cotton

• Pattern-Wax printed  

• Color- Multi color

• Packing in roll and plaid 

Variant Available

• African Wax Fabric

• African Wax Fabrics

• Custom African Wax Fabrics

• Decorative African Wax Fabrics

Uses of African Wax Fabric

• The dutch wax prints quickly integrated themselves into African apparel. Women used the fabrics as a method of communication and expression, with certain patterns being used as a shared language, with widely understood meanings. Many patterns began receiving catchy names. 

• Over time, the prints became more African-inspired, and African-owned by the mid-1900s. They also began to be used as formal wear by leaders, diplomats, and the wealthy population. 

• African Wax Hollands” fabrics were also commonly used for Viscose fabrics which became popular item in different parts of the Dutch colonial ecosystem and Ghana, which was then called the Gold Coast.