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- 100% cotton sitiba made in Senegal and stitched in Kenya
- Note: this fabric is hand-stitched and dyed, so the design on each dress will vary
- Color Notes: dark slate grey and white
- Functional pockets
- Button fastening through front
- Machine wash cold with like colors
- Fits true to size, take your normal size
- Airy fit, cut to be worn loose and stand away from the body
- Light-weight non-stretchy fabric
- Longer length dresses are 4" longer than the standard length dresses
- Elizabeth is 5'9 and wears an XS
- Kym is 5'10 and wears a S
- Carol is 5'5 and wears an XS
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Cheikhouna uses a stitch-resist technique called sitiba, in which the design is hand-stitched into the fabric before dyeing. As you can guess, this is a very time-consuming practice, but the results are stunning! Sitiba is rarely produced anymore not only because of the amount of time it takes, but because of the complexity of the technique. Cheihkouna is one of the last dyers in Dakar who practices this centuries-old technique, and while he trains apprentices, he stitched every piece of fabric for our production himself.
You may be more familiar with wax resist, otherwise known as batik! The natural materials that Cheikhnouna uses to create his dyes make his batiks and sitiba fabrics extra special!