Fabric stories

Though created in The Netherlands, our designs come to life in Africa where traders and customers name them. As far as we know, Vlisco is the only brand in the world where the customer names the product and gives a special meaning to the design. Vlisco designs speak volumes when stories are attributed to them. Uncover the terms and tales that our fabrics have acquired over the years.

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Handcuffs

Helmet

Leaf trail

Lion

The Force

Papa Wemba|War

Village Molokai

marriage

Hibiscus

Big Bible

Money

Staircase

Bridge|Chameleon|Life

Cha cha cha

flower

Rolls Royce

Mama Benz

Record

Bird|Money

Speed Bird

Diamond|hat

Na You Biko

Angelina fabric - Angelina african cloth

Angelina

Love

Santana Vlisco

Santana

Education

ABC

advice|daughter|macaroni

Advice

Voodoo

Aklepan

Dynamite|Love

Love Bomb

Universe

Small Star

The Moon

Food

Pepper Leaf

Bird

You leave, I leave

Congrès

Car|Congo|Netherlands|Second World War|Wealth

Six Bougies

Baby|Children|Family

The head of the family

Table Fan

Food|sugar

Sugar

The Eye of My Rival

Television

Television

Icons on a pedestal

Family|flower

Fallen tree

sugar

Sugar Cane Plant

The Happy Family

Brain|Kofi Anan

Kofi Annan’s Brains

Anansi|Folklore|Spider|Spirit

Anansi’s Spiderweb

Lomé 2015

Beauty|Woman

Awoulaba

august meeting|competition|horse

Jumping horse

Social recognition

Grotto

Tradition

Day and Night

Bag|Obama

Michelle Obama's Purse - Obama African fabric

Michelle Obama’s Bag

Home|Onion|Unity

Onion

Otopa

Gossip|King

King’s Chair

Pekalongan|Television Show

Good Living

Family|Leopard

The Household Gravel

Bee|Fish

Fish Scale

Kwame Nkrumah

Nkrumah’s Pencil

Obaapa

Don’t get married empty-handed

Money

Barclay’s Bank

Eyes

Love

Genito