We have had a busy few weeks weaving orders for a diverse set of projects.  Mainly different private homes which are all being designed with a luxurious, tactile, hand made feel in mind.  A pair of shaggy subtly graded pink tufted mohair carpets  look so good I do not want to let them go.  They begin [...]

We cannot wait until Maison & Objet begins, a few Coral Stephens products will be represented on this prominent stage, curated on a stand by Li Edelkoort.   It gives us exposure and association which are not usually within our reach (we do not have the budget or frankly, the where with all to do a Maison type show) [...]

My garden has been full of pink and lavender this month, appropriate as it is Women’s Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month too.  Appropriately, we have had a very pink production month too, with several orders involving different shades of pink – from the gentlest subtle pale to the dark and dusky.  We are also weaving a range of [...]

I don’t know about you, but my heart quickens when I see a pile of beautiful fabrics….just folded over and stacked together, they just promise pleasure of some sort and simply have to be unfolded, inspected and appreciated. Being able to pick one in the middle of a stack, pull it out carefully and open it [...]

We have done such a variety of weaving this month, almost all of our looms are busy and there is a veritable hum of activity in our weaving studio.   We have been dyeing colours we have not used for some time, in weaving a tufted carpet that must begin with  a beautiful light, dusky pink [...]

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXETzwn1Vo Fashion and design are experiencing a revival of highly creative textiles and knits. The idea of doing yourself yourself (D.I.Y.Y.) is an innovative look at craft as never seen before. Mohair South Africa is happy to present this trend and color forecast at SPINEXPO in New York (July 18-20) and Shanghai (September 6-8) 2011. [...]

I love this time of year, where everything seems to retreat into the earth, or curls back into a dormant state to rest and restore itself for the coming Summer.  The bare bones of the landscape are exposed, the dried long grass, the bare trees, and skeletal shrubs.  It is always the best time for planning.  This [...]

Having recently returned from a visit to Maine, I can’t get the place out of my mind.  The landscape and endless forests going right up to the rocky coastline are something I had never seen.  The varieties of trees, so many new to me were intriguing especially the beautiful birches, their intricate bark like works [...]

We have devised some unique combinations of yarns in putting together these wraps and shawls.  I had a small quantity of wild Mopani silk in stock and mixed it with cotton and wool on a striped warp.  I like the result: light weight but textured.  Our strong cashmere/mohair blend colours are in black and natural [...]

This year has been characterized by a real demand for our mohair carpets.  We have taken and delivered orders for a huge variety of rugs – tufted mohair consisting of different colours, a beautiful tapestry mohair carpet in a bold design, cotton carpets, a diamond design mohair rug and we are about to begin a [...]