AfricanFabs DE Shopping Guide: Fabrics, Headwraps and Accessories

AfricanFabs DE is a German-language shop whose listed range includes African fabrics, headwraps, waist beads, bonnets, jewellery, clothing, hand fans and hair accessories. The most useful question for shoppers is not simply which print to choose, but whether they are buying ready-to-wear clothing, an accessory or fabric for a project: the ordering details differ considerably between those categories.

What AfricanFabs DE lists

The shop lists fabrics alongside finished accessories and clothing. Its fabric-related categories reference Vlisco, Bogolan and Kente prints, while its wider range includes headwraps, kaftan dresses, bucket hats, satin bonnets, waist beads and hand fans. This is a broad category mix rather than a single-purpose fabric shop, so shoppers should begin by selecting the type of item they need.

Fabric lengths and widths

For the listed Vlisco Veritable Wax Hollandais fabric example, AfricanFabs DE states that the material is 100% cotton, has a double-sided colourfast print and is 120cm wide. It is sold from one yard, or 91cm, with quantities increased in one-yard increments. The shop says that three yards should be supplied as one 274cm piece, and that the maximum continuous length is six yards, or 548cm.

The site also notes that fabric width can vary by brand from 114cm to 120cm. That variation matters for dressmaking, headwraps and other projects where a pattern depends on usable width. Check the measurements on the individual fabric listing rather than assuming every print has the same dimensions.

Examples of finished accessories

Two listed wide unisex scarves — Kente multicolour purple and mustard/brown — are described as approximately 180cm by 55cm. Each has a layer of anti-pilling fleece and a layer of African-print fabric described as 100% cotton, and the listings say they are washable at 40°C.

A narrower unisex Black Bogolan scarf is listed at approximately 180cm by 27cm with the same stated fleece-and-cotton-print construction and 40°C washing guidance. The 28cm difference in width is a practical distinction: compare the dimensions, not just the print name, when choosing between scarf styles.

Clothing details need listing-by-listing checks

The African Print Infinity Multiway Maxi Dress in Red & Blue Flowers is listed with a long side zip that can be worn closed, with a half slit or with a full slit. The page states that the model is 170cm tall and wears size S–L. This is useful reference information, but it is not a substitute for checking the garment’s own sizing and measurement guidance before purchase.

No price, stock position, returns information or current promotion is established by the supplied material. Those details should be checked directly on the relevant product page before placing an order.

Start with the intended use

Choose fabric if you are planning to make or commission an item; choose a finished scarf, dress or headwrap if you want a ready-made piece. For fabric, work out the length required before adding quantity, since the cited fabric guidance uses yards rather than a single pre-cut length.

Convert yards before ordering fabric

AfricanFabs DE’s stated conversion is one yard = 91cm. The same guidance gives two yards as 182cm, three as 274cm, four as 365cm, five as 457cm and six as 548cm. If you need a continuous piece, use the maximum stated continuous length of six yards as a planning limit for the cited fabric example.

Compare accessory proportions

A scarf measuring about 180cm by 55cm is substantially wider than the cited 180cm by 27cm narrow model. Select by the dimensions you expect to use, then by the particular print. Both scarf formats cited in the available product information have stated 40°C washing instructions, but shoppers should still follow the care information on the exact item they add to their basket.

Treat product-page details as specific, not universal

Material composition, width and construction in this guide belong to the named listings only. In particular, the 100% cotton wax-print specification applies to the cited Vlisco fabric example, while the fleece-and-cotton-print construction applies to the three named scarves. Check the exact listing when changing print, brand or product category.

Quellen

• AfricanFabs \- Afrikanische Stoffe, Kopftücher, Kleidung & Zubehör

• Afrikanischer Print Infinity Multiway Maxikleid \- Rot & Blau Flowers

• Warmer Schal mit afrikanischem Print Unisex \- Kente mehrfarbig lila

• Warmer Schal mit afrikanischem Print Unisex \- Senf / braun

• Erläuterung Afrikanische Stoffe Größen

• Afrikanischer Print Schal Unisex \- Schmales Modell \- Schwarzer Bogolan

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