Hand weaving
Click on the below pictures to view the different processes
Hand weaving process
One of the most unique product ranges developed by Tsakani over the past years are the completely hand crafted products which differ in look and feel to traditional Eastern silks. Both cultivated and wild African silk is used to make up the hand woven stoles, scarves, throws and scatter cushion covers.
The silk yarns are spun and hand dyed. One silk spinner produces approximately 5 kilograms of hand spun yarn a month. The hand dying is done on a small scale, and dye lots of a particular colour are seldom exactly the same. This results in each batch of scarves, stoles and throws being unique in texture and character.
The spinning process
A picture story of the transformation of raw African silk into skeins, ready to be woven
The dyeing process
Dye is weighed before mixing, then the silk skeins are hand dyed.
The weaving process
Weaving is done in small weaving studios by some of the best weavers in South Africa, handpicked for their excellent craftsmanship and quality weaving. An experienced, fulltime weaver produces approximately 30 scarves or 24 stoles a month
| HAND WOVEN SCATTER CUSHIONS Square / Oblong / Bolster |
R 535 - R 900 |
| HAND WOVEN THROWS 100 x 200cm |
R 1900 - R 2990 |
| HAND WOVEN STOLES 50 x 200cm |
R 1500 - R 2400 |
| HAND WOVEN SCARVES 25/30 x 180cm |
R 720 - R 1600 |
Unique hand woven silks produced in Africa.
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