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NEW TEXTILE / NEW FABRIC

Yesterday I received a late birthday / Christmas gift. It what we call pagne or tissu here in Niamey. The styles isn't one I would choose myself, but I do enjoy the colors. I have a few ideas in mind that I may share in a later post. Here are photos and different angles of this animated fabric.




The name of the manufacture is Hitarget, I don't know much about this company or the quality of the tissu. The bottom of the fabric reads, Veritable Wax Block Prints Hitarget 74714.
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