Let me use this platform to promote what my sister-in-law, Aisha, is doing best.... weaving. Her workshop is using a huge wooden machine (photo to come) and they are able to weave any design and size. I have several of those fabrics at home (t-shirts, table mat, bed covers), they are so beautiful. Since they are made of organic cotton, the more they are washed the softer they are. Just have a look, you may be interested by these traditional East-African fabrics. Personnaly I fancy the white cotton more than colours, it last longer.