The process of creating adire consists of a process called resist-dyeing. This involves creating a unique pattern by treating certain parts of the fabric so that it won't absorb the dye completely. In ...

For centuries, Egba women had ensured that the Adire (tie-dyeing) industry does not die by passing the intricate designing skills to their daughters. The expansive Kemta Adire market in the heart of ...

The village of Ogidi Ijumu in central Nigeria's middlebelt region is home to the craft of Adire, a technique for dying cloth that goes back centuries. Adire is seeing a return to popularity, and ...

Abeokuta (Nigeria) (AFP) – Despite the rain pelting Balogun market in Lagos, Ajoke takes her time choosing the tie-dye fabric known as adire that she wants to give as a gift. The popular textile ...

The textile technique has gotten celebrity attention again this season, but it’s always been part of the arts scene in places like Nigeria and Japan. By Melanie Abrams When Jared Leto donned a ...

Fashion has a way of repeating itself, and 2025 reaffirmed that when old trends return, they come back more expressive. Across global runways and Nigerian streets alike, fabrics once considered ...

In the last days of the celebrations of Lagos at 50, Nike Okundaye made a glamourous exhibition of Adire fabrics at the National Theatre, Lagos, reports Edozie Udeze The just concluded art exhibition ...

A woman soaks Adire fabric in a bucket filled with dyeing product at the Adire Kampala dyeing pit in Abeokuta on May 21, 2024. – The popular textile dyed with indigo is emblematic of the culture of ...