EDUN
EDUN
We have over 13 years of experience working with handmade products and producing large scale orders for designers in the United States and abroad. We are a textiles production company based in New York City and Abidjan. Our Refined products bridge traditions and modernity. We specialize in wax printing, tie-dye and hand weaving. Other artisanal work we offer includes hand embroidery, beading, crocheting and hand painting on fabrics. We aim to place African textile craftsmanship in the luxury fashion market to create a truthful narrative about what “ MADE IN AFRICA” means today and to preserve textiles craftsmanship. We put great effort in sourcing our raw materials locally and in organic fair trade quality. Together our team and artisans have produced textiles for numerous international brands such as Tory Burch, Ulla Johnson, TOAST, EDUN, Thule & LEMLEM
OUR
TEXTILES
Photo credit to Erik Lesseup
Photo credit to Erik Lesseup
Photo credit to Erik Lesseup
Photo credit to Erik Lesseup
Photo credit to John Brown
BY MARIAMA FASHION PRODUCTION ARTISANS. Photo credit to Erik Lesseup
EDUN
EDUN
Tie-Dye holds a long tradition in West Africa. Methods of tie-dyeing consist of folding, binding or painting freehand with starch. The fold, binding and starch resist the dye to produce patterns. Different methods and colors can be applied to create distinctive designs.
TIE-DYE
Image credit to John Brown
Photo credit to Lea Ermuth
image credit to EDUN
Image credit to John Brown
The traditional weaving technique in West Africa is called Strip weaving. A large numbers of thin strips of cloth are sewn together to produce a finished fabric. It is possible for us to work with broader vertical loom as well.
HAND
WEAVING
Photo credit to Mariama Camara
Photo credit to Mariama Camara
Photo credit to Mariama Camara
Photo credit to Mariama Camara
Hereby patterns are created by applying melted wax across the blank cloth. Afterwards, the cloth is soaked in dye, which is prevented from covering the entire cloth by the wax. If additional colors are required, the wax- and-soak process is repeated with new patterns.
WAX BATIK
STAMPS
PRINTS
image credit to John Brown
image credit to John Brown
The artisans paint or draw patterns directly to the fabrics or by applying melted wax across the blank cloth. Afterwards, the cloth is soaked in dye, which is prevented from covering the entire cloth by the wax. If additional colors are required, the wax- and-soak process is repeated with new patterns.
HAND DRAW
& HAND
PAINTED
FABRICS
image credit to Anastasia
image credit to Anastasia
This process is done by our women artisans. They create beautiful patterns for home & fashion projects. These techniques are perfect to make T-Shirts, scarves, bed sheets, kaftans, pillows and more.
HAND EMBROIDERY, BEADING, CROCHETING
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