Source African fabric in 24 hours, not 24 days.
Threadline connects designers with verified producers across Lagos, Aba, Kano, Onitsha, Abeokuta and Ibadan. Browse Ankara, Adire, Aso-oke, Akwete, Kente and lace — or upload a mood board and let AI match you to the right fabric and producer.
- 10+
- Verified producers
- 32
- Fabric stories
- 6
- Textile hubs
Indigo Adire · Abeokuta
Wax Ankara · Lagos
Akwete · Aba
Aso-oke · Ede
How it works
From inspiration to fabric in three steps
Designers tell us what they need — by browsing, by mood board, or by sketch — and we route them to the right verified producer with a pre-drafted RFQ.
Match by mood
Drop a Pinterest board, a runway shot, or your sketch. Our AI extracts colour, texture and mood and ranks Nigerian fabrics that fit.
Browse the marketplace
Filter by heritage, region, price and minimum order. Every listing carries provenance, palette and producer story.
Send a pre-drafted RFQ
One tap drafts the right message in the right channel — WhatsApp, email or phone — and tracks the inquiry on your dashboard.
Featured fabrics
What's loomed, dyed and printed this week
Hand-picked from producers across six Nigerian textile hubs.
Elu Indigo Adire
₦9,500/yd
Kola-Dyed Rust Cotton
₦6,800/yd
Etu Aso-Oke
₦14,500/yd
Ikaki Tortoise Akwete
₦12,500/yd
Orchid Wax Ankara
₦4,500/yd
Coral Tropical Linen
₦6,200/yd
Heritage
The fabrics we carry, and where they come from
Threadline groups every listing by heritage so designers can search the way they think.
Adire
Yoruba indigo resist-dye craft, Abeokuta & Ibadan
Browse AdireAnkara
Wax-resist printed cotton, the workhorse of African fashion
Browse AnkaraAso-oke
Hand-loomed Yoruba ceremonial strip cloth
Browse Aso-okeAkwete
Igbo women-led handweave from Abia State
Browse AkweteKente
Ghanaian royal handweave, sourced via Lagos
Browse KenteLace
French, Swiss & Austrian lace finished in Onitsha
Browse LaceCotton
Locally milled and hand-loomed cotton
Browse CottonLinen
Tropical-weight breathable linen for Lagos heat
Browse LinenFor producers
Verified Nigerian textile makers, finally seen.
We hand-verify every producer — visiting workshops, confirming provenance, and recording lead times — so designers can buy local without the late-night Whatsapp hunt.
Become a verified supplier- AOAbeokuta
Adire Oodua Textile Hub
Hand-dyed indigo from the heart of Abeokuta
- KKKano
Kano Kembe Weavers
Fourth-generation Hausa cotton & kembe weaves
- AIIbadan
Aso Iwòfà Looms
Hand-loomed Aso-oke for ceremony and runway
- AMAba
Akwete Mma
Igbo handwoven Akwete cloth, Abia State