The African Fabric Shop

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The African Fabric Shop The African Fabric Shop is a fair trade business based in West Yorkshire. Selling stunning African textiles and beads to customers world wide.

Conecting you with the artisans of Africa. The African Fabric Shop is a specialist fair trade dealer in all types of African fabrics, textiles and beads. It is also an online showcase for Magie Relph - textile artist, quilter, teacher and author of African Wax Print: A Textile Journey. Magie Relph and Bob Irwin have travelled the length and breadth of Africa for over 25 years, searching out fabulous textiles, beads and baskets directly from the makers - a genuine fair trade business. We open by appointment - please phone or email to agree a date.

12/10/2026

Well it is the last day of our crowdfunder campaign and we may not have reached our ideal target but we are SO glad of all our supporters and look forward to the next stage. We always strive to do the best we can with what we are blessed with in life and the same ethos runs through our business.
Last day to support. Exclusive rewards finish at Midnight tonight!
Links in our Story Highlight. CROWDFUNDER.

Just landed on our website EXCLUSIVE Janice Gunner Art Quilts!As part of our crowdfunder campaign we have secured these ...
25/09/2026

Just landed on our website EXCLUSIVE Janice Gunner Art Quilts!
As part of our crowdfunder campaign we have secured these art quilts by award wining textile artist and teacher Janice Gunner.
This colourful collection are the latest addition to her African Odyssey series. A series that showcases a range of our fabulous fabrics from wax prints, to batik, to indigo Guinea cloth!
1) Golden Sunflower £150
Feating a wax print floral and hand-dyed batik accents.
2) Lamin Lodge £160
Kola nut and indigo huts feature along side a bold floral batik. Lots of autumnal colours!
3) Red Volta £160
Created using a vibrant array of hand-dyed batik and tie-dye fabrics, as well as some vintage wax print and Amafu from South Africa.
4) A Bit of a Spectacle £150
A lovely composition of subtle South African Shwe Shwe and bold African wax prints from Ghana.
5) Moody Blue £175
Predominantly made with pieces of Musa’s hand-dyed indigo and kola nut fabrics from The Gambia. This work also showcases an old Shwe Shwe design, indigo Guinea cloth and hand-dyed batiks from Ghana.

https://www.africanfabric.co.uk/crowdfunder

We custom made some delightful cushions for our pals at The Handmade Bakery in Slaithwaite!It has got us on the cushion ...
18/09/2026

We custom made some delightful cushions for our pals at The Handmade Bakery in Slaithwaite!
It has got us on the cushion buzz again so keep an eye out for our homewares coming back to the website soon!

11/09/2026

Answering your Crowdfunder questions.
4. Why are you crowdfunding rather than trying to generate more sales?
Who said we are not trying to generate sales?
It is still very much business as usual at AFS HQ.
Working hard within our means to the best of our ability.
The crowdfunder is simply designed to help us grow at a slightly quicker pace than our natural growth.
Our supporters are our fertiliser!
Not only helping us grow but also enabling us to concentrate on sourcing and producing quality products.

09/09/2026

Answering your Crowdfunder questions.
3. What happens if you close down before I have received my reward or redeemed my voucher?
We chose to crowdfund rather, than a bank loan, in order to improve our business and help it grow, without jeopardising our financial position.
Tailoring the rewards with rates of return that are achievable for our business as well as offering our customers benefits rather than giving the banks more money.
BUT if we did choose to close due to unforeseen circumstances then all outstanding rewards will refunded at their original cash value.
You can find links to our crowdfunder page in our story highlights.

08/09/2026

Crowdfunder questions…
2. Why do I have to wait until early 2027 to receive my reward?
Simply. It gives us time.
Time to invest in a new website.
Time to generate income before vouchers start getting redeemed.
Time to make amazing bespoke products that you deserve for supporting us.
All this alongside business as usual.

07/09/2026

So we are a week into our Crowdfunder and some of you have questions so we will be answering them over the next few days.
1. How do the voucher offers work?

Think of them like a small loan.
But instead of paying you back cash with interest (this is prohibited under Crowdfunder UK rules)
We pay you back with goods plus extra!
So if you feel at some point over the next 2 years you will spend money at The African Fabric Shop
Then this is the perfect opportunity to pay now and receive extra later.
But it is important to stress ONLY input what you feel you can afford.

PRIZE DRAW!Enter our prize draw and have 2 chances to win an African Fabric Craft Bag full of goodies from our shop!Link...
05/09/2026

PRIZE DRAW!
Enter our prize draw and have 2 chances to win an African Fabric Craft Bag full of goodies from our shop!
Link in our stories highlight CROWDFUNDER

Please make use of our REWARDS! We understand It is not immediately obvious.But we have taken time and a lot of thought ...
04/09/2026

Please make use of our REWARDS!
We understand It is not immediately obvious.
But we have taken time and a lot of thought to create rewards that are designed to benefit all parties involved.
If you are happy to donate then great. But that is not what we are asking.
If you have donated and would like to swap it for a reward then please get in contact with us!

Address

2 Lewisham Road
Slaithwaite
HD75AL

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

01484 850629

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