Indigo Shweshwe Fabric, 35 in. x 72 in. cut Pattern:Basket Weave Size: 82" x 50" wide

Size: 82" x 50" wide

5 in square

With contrasting strands of rayon woven with one strand of metallic

Cording foot

Indigo Shweshwe Fabric, 35 in. x 72 in. cut Pattern:Basket Weave Size: 82" x 50" wideSold per piece, each 35 in. wide x 72 in. (2 yards) long. Shweshwe fabric has a rich history. In the 1800s, French missionaries presented indigo dyed fabric to King Moshoeshoe I of the Sotho people, and shoeshoe (or shweshwe) fabric took off from there! German missionaries also introduced it to the Xhosa people, and its popularity spread all over South Africa. One of the most famous brands, Three Cats, based in Manchester, England at the time, was a