Sista Tam

Sista Tam Sista Tam grew from a love of making things.

Sista Tam is back with more colourful South African fabrics! Rainbow bunting, make up bags, Christmas decorations, leggi...
28/11/2025

Sista Tam is back with more colourful South African fabrics! Rainbow bunting, make up bags, Christmas decorations, leggings, and a new product-coasters. I will be at the Christmas Market at tomorrow from 11-3:30. See you there!

Day two of the Christmas Market today! Had a great day yesterday and sold all my rainbow bunting, also shweshwe earrings...
26/11/2023

Day two of the Christmas Market today! Had a great day yesterday and sold all my rainbow bunting, also shweshwe earrings are a big hit! Thanks to everyone that has supported me. It’s another freezing cold day, so I’m counting the days(15!!!) til I fly to the summer in South Africa.

Getting ready for the Christmas market at Redcatch community garden where I work. It’s this weekend Saturday and Sunday ...
21/11/2023

Getting ready for the Christmas market at Redcatch community garden where I work. It’s this weekend Saturday and Sunday 11-3:30. Making some pocket money before I head off to South Africa for some much needed chill time with my family and to buy new shweshwe!

Stand up makeup bags in beautiful shweshwe material with a colourful lining and a handmade zipper pull. £20             ...
31/07/2023

Stand up makeup bags in beautiful shweshwe material with a colourful lining and a handmade zipper pull. £20

Thank you to everyone who came and supported my stall today. ❤️ What a lovely day for a Christmas market and will be bac...
26/11/2022

Thank you to everyone who came and supported my stall today. ❤️ What a lovely day for a Christmas market and will be back there tomorrow 11-3:30.

Dating back to the pre-19th century the eight pointed Froebel star is a symbol of hope and gifted on special occasions t...
25/11/2022

Dating back to the pre-19th century the eight pointed Froebel star is a symbol of hope and gifted on special occasions to bring luck and joy. Widely considered a form of origami the star is assembled carefully by folding strips of fabric together. Made with beautiful shweshwe material from South Africa. £8 each
Come and visit my stall this weekend at Christmas market 11-3:30pm

‘Shweshwe is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. Originally dyed indigo,...
18/09/2022

‘Shweshwe is a printed dyed cotton fabric widely used for traditional Southern African clothing. Originally dyed indigo, the fabric is manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns. Due to its popularity, shweshwe has been described as the denim, or tartan, of South Africa.’

Purple shweshwe cushion with soft velvet on the other side. 💜


Turquoise shweshwe cushion with a soft velvet on the other side. It has a zip close and measures roughly 30cm x 50cm.   ...
17/09/2022

Turquoise shweshwe cushion with a soft velvet on the other side. It has a zip close and measures roughly 30cm x 50cm.



The days are getting shorter and it’s the perfect time to add a pop of colour into your lounge or bedroom. I’ve finally ...
15/09/2022

The days are getting shorter and it’s the perfect time to add a pop of colour into your lounge or bedroom. I’ve finally started making shweshwe cushions with a soft velvet on the other side. They have a zip close and measure roughly 30cm x 50cm.
With the cushion insert £25
Just the cushion cover £20

It’s been ages since I’ve made anything on my sewing machine. Dusted it off and made this cute little elephant in bright...
03/07/2022

It’s been ages since I’ve made anything on my sewing machine. Dusted it off and made this cute little elephant in bright and bold shweshwe fabric. He’s only 13cm/5”.
So lovely to sew again, watch this space 👀

I finally finished a project that took a lot longer than planned. Messed with my brain a few times trying to make up the...
27/03/2022

I finally finished a project that took a lot longer than planned. Messed with my brain a few times trying to make up the pattern in my head and without the instrument as a guide. I used shweshwe, recycled denim, linen and a foam lining to create this bag. It has a shoulder strap and a handle for easy carrying. I hand delivered this to London this weekend and my friend is happy, despite it being waaay too big, but it’s bespoke, unique and one of a kind.

Stand up make up bag in this gorgeous blue shweshwe with a mint green lining, and hand made zipper pull. A unique Christ...
05/12/2021

Stand up make up bag in this gorgeous blue shweshwe with a mint green lining, and hand made zipper pull. A unique Christmas gift.

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