06/03/2026
Oya Chioma, folake, Ruby. You guys should come close and let me ask you this question. Do you still use detergent to wash your Ankara fabrics?
About a year ago someone was telling me she doesn't like buying Ankara fabrics because it quickly fades. Well...... There isn't any fabric that doesn't have its maintenance strategy. For an African print to last you years, make sure not to wash with detergent or even those very harsh bar soaps.
Then these prints do not like harsh sunlight, make sure the sun isn't too much when you spread your Ankara
For some of us that leave our Ankara on the wire from morning till we get back from work at night, ehn it's all shades of wrong now 😂😂😂😂
Make sure you wash your Ankara prints when you're home such that when the scorching sun is out you take them inside.
I hope you find this helpful