African Mud Cloth!

One of my own personal favorite interior decoration designs, and an extremely popular one currently, is African Mud Cloth. Intricately created by craftsmen in Africa, these pieces of cloth are beautiful and of incredible quality. 

Before working on our own creation, we watched a video of this beautiful girl sharing about the heritage of Mud Cloth in Africa. 

I also share a power point presentation about the cultural heritage, the process of creation, and symbols that are often used. 

After that, we are ready to try it out ourselves - now, it wasn't quite as accurate as the real stuff, but I think they turned out pretty beautiful! 

You'll Need: 

Shallow boxes

Square or rectangular pieces of muslin or cotton cloth

Paint brushes (preferably the sturdy bristled ones) 

*I recommend doing this outside if possible! 

Mud Paint Ingredients: 

Water

Soil (I used rich, dark top soil) 

Black ink (I used block print ink/paint) 

1. Mix together 

2. Paint your design! 

3. Leave the wet mixture on the cloth, the pieces of extra dirt brush/fall off easily once the mud has dried. 

Finished Products!