Harlem designer provides a fresh take on old style San Jose Mercury News
It doesn't get any more traditional than toile. First lavished on bedding and draperies in 18th-century France on the brink of revolution, the printed fabric is known for pastoral scenes of shepherds and shepherdesses on swings, with milk pails and courting on a garden bench. Always and invariably, the characters are white.
10 great places to be enveloped in quilts USA Today
Quilting was brought to America by Dutch, English and Welsh immigrants, but slaves soon adapted the tradition, infusing quilts with uniquely African designs and color schemes. Though many quilts have been lost, Kyra E. Hicks, quilter and author of the upcoming picture book Martha Ann's Quilt for Queen Victoria shares places to find colorful examples around the country.
Benny Andrews, 75, state's 'global' artist Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Activist, teacher, public servant, but first and foremost an artist: Benny Andrews, in his field one of Georgia's most accomplished natives, died Friday of cancer at 75. The son of a Madison sharecropper, Andrews experienced the American Dream from both sides of the fence. He went from picking cotton in the 1940s to power-brokering in the '80s, as head of the National Endowment for the Arts'
Pittsburgh museum examines the black experience in Vietnam The York Dispatch
PITTSBURGH -- A pair of combat boots. A wristband woven from boot laces with several bullets dangling. A photo of black servicemen standing outside a makeshift African temple.
49ERS ON THE MOVE / Stadium plan stuns and disappoints / HUNTERS POINT: Area residents see York's decision as one more San Francisco Chronicle
Nine years ago, the owners of the San Francisco 49ers -- led by Eddie DeBartolo Jr. -- spent $2.5 million on a political campaign to persuade city voters to approve a bond measure and zoning changes for a new stadium and shopping mall at Candlestick
Viewers Share Thoughts On Ed Bradley CBS News
Hundreds of viewers who watched Ed Bradley's award-winning reports over the years shared their thoughts about the late 60 Minutes correspondent on CBSNews.com. Here's a selection of their comments.
Art Listings New York Times
Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.
Tailor covers herself in quilts Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ethel White has always been surrounded by fabrics, thread, sewing machines and patterns.
Photo 1: A glass vase filled with silver ornaments holds gilded bamboo Akron Beacon Journal
Photo 1: A glass vase filled with silver ornaments holds gilded bamboo and bright magenta orchids atop a console in the Baker Knapp & Tubbs showroom. The Asian-inspired dining room vignette was decorated by Gates Mills designer Violet Ferritto.
South Africa: Motorola Plumps for Equity Equivalents AllAfrica.com
MOTOROLA will not sell shares in its South African operations to conform to black empowerment requirements, but it will do everything necessary to meet and surpass the "equity equivalents", the company says.

QuiltEthnic.com - Resources - Fabric
Ethnic Quilts and Fabrics: African fabrics; Machine quilting services Mona's Ethnic Fabric: Beautiful African fabrics including Kente cloth,
How to Select African Fabric for Wedding Garb - eHow.com
Select African Fabric for Wedding Garb Selecting colorful African fabric for your wedding garb can help you create a dramatic and beautiful event.
The Unique Spool - Fabrics - African - Fabric, Fabrics, African
Located in Fairfield, California, the Unique Spool is one of the USA's leading puppet and pattern designers. We provide fabrics and patterns for puppets,
African Fabric Manufacturer & Supplier Directory
Global Sources directory for ★ African Fabric Manufacturers & Suppliers ★ Find a African Fabric manufacturer from China, Taiwan & other worldwide
African Fabrics - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag
African Fabrics - 30 results like the African Safari Fabric (by the yard) by Glenna Jean, African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion With Ethnic Flair

The Unique Spool - Fabrics - African - Fabric, Fabrics, African
Located in Fairfield, California, the Unique Spool is one of the USA's leading puppet and pattern designers. We provide fabrics and patterns for puppets,
African Fabric Manufacturer & Supplier Directory
Global Sources directory for ★ African Fabric Manufacturers & Suppliers ★ Find a African Fabric manufacturer from China, Taiwan & other worldwide
African Fabrics - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag
African Fabrics - 30 results like the African Safari Fabric (by the yard) by Glenna Jean, African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion With Ethnic Flair
Amazon.com: African Fabric Design (Schiffer Design Book): Books
Amazon.com: African Fabric Design (Schiffer Design Book): Books: Shirley Friedland,Leslie Pia by Shirley Friedland,Leslie Pia.
Fabric - Vintage - Child - Hawaiian - Retro - Novelty - African
Upholstery and drapery fabric by theme - child,vintage,hawaiian,retro,african, western,baby,novelty,camouflage,pattern,tropical,plaid,oriental
Welcome to Cultured Expressions - Winter 2006 Edition
Sewing and home decorating ideas using African fabrics.
African Painted and Dyed Cloth
Printed cloth was made by many people of east and west Africa. When the fabric was dyed, the dye would penetrate everywhere except the starch areas.
Made in Africa - Mohamed C. Diop, owner of Intercontinental
Mohamed C. Diop knows genuine African-made fabric when he sees it. "Authentic African fabric has a pattern on both sides," explains Diop,