Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # African Block Project ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://africablockproject.com/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Pages - [Shop](https://africablockproject.com/shop/) - [Basket](https://africablockproject.com/basket/): Basket You may be interested in… Your basket is currently empty! - [Checkout](https://africablockproject.com/checkout/):   - [My account](https://africablockproject.com/my-account/): My Account - [Our Story](https://africablockproject.com/our-story/): The Africa Block Project in Zambia was founded to empower women by equipping them with the skills and knowledge to become artisans in the traditional craft of Indian block printing. Launched in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the initiative focuses on improving livelihoods, creating employment opportunities, and producing high-quality, export-ready made textiles and home accessories. - [Wholesale](https://africablockproject.com/wholesale/): Hand-printed table linen made in Lusaka by a workshop of women artisans. Available for independent retailers, boutique hotels, restaurants, interior designers, stylists, and hospitality projects worldwide. - [Contact](https://africablockproject.com/contact/): Contact Us Astrid Krag-Olsen +260 97 1460482 africablockproject@gmail.com Instagram Facebook - [Home](https://africablockproject.com/): Africa Block Project celebrates the beauty of handcrafted textiles through traditional block printing. Each piece is thoughtfully designed, blending timeless patterns with modern style. Skilled women artisans create unique fabrics that are both functional and expressive. The collection reflects quality, creativity, and attention to detail in every print. ## Products - [Accra Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/accra-tablecloths/): Accra, meaning “ants,” draws inspiration from the towering anthills that rise like castles across the landscape. The structured, linear blocks reflect the intricate network of passageways beneath the earth—an unseen world carefully carved by ants as they build their underground city. As always, each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, with as much precision as the human hand can achieve. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Mongu Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/mongu-tablecloths/): Mongu is inspired by the floodplains of Zambia, home of the Lozi people. After the rains arrive, the landscape awakens—flowing with seeded grasses that shimmer and burst into life under the sunlight, pollinating the plains. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing the gentle movement and natural beauty of this seasonal transformation. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm - [Mia Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/mia-tablecloths/): Mia is the queen of the river, gliding effortlessly along the current, resting softly upon the surface. She moves past the serpents below, her leaves forming a quiet, protective lattice for the life beneath. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully handprinted, capturing the delicate interlocking of leaves in a designthat feels both graceful and enduring Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Plettenberg Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/plettenburg-tablecloths/): The Plettenberg is inspired by the fynbos that blooms across the landscape in spring. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, bringing a fresh, seasonal charm to your table with a sophisticated finish. Available with or without a frill, its design echoes the gentle ripple of the Cape wind—adding movement, softness, and understated elegance to any setting. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Kapenta Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/kapenta-tablecloths/): Kapenta reflects the quiet flow of small silver fish moving in unison, their path echoed in the central stripe—like a river running through the cloth. Inspired by abundance and continuity, the design carries a gentle rhythm, evoking movement, water, and the natural world. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing this sense of flow with a soft, considered touch. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Scarab Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/scarab-tablecloths/): Scarab draws on the ancient symbolism, long associated with renewal, transformation, and the cyclical nature of life. This design focuses on subtlety and repetition, with delicately linked scarabs forming a gentle, considered pattern across the cloth. The motif creates a sense of rhythm and flow, understated yet deeply symbolic. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, bringing together timeless meaning with refined, contemporary design. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Mongu Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/mongu-napkin-sets-x-6/): Mongu is inspired by the floodplains of Zambia, home of the Lozi people. After the rains arrive, the landscape awakens—flowing with seeded grasses that shimmer and burst into life under the sunlight, pollinating the plains. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing the gentle movement and natural beauty of this seasonal transformation. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm - [Mia Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/mia-napkin/): Mia is the queen of the river, gliding effortlessly along the current, resting softly upon the surface. She moves past the serpents below, her leaves forming a quiet, protective lattice for the life beneath. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully handprinted, capturing the delicate interlocking of leaves in a designthat feels both graceful and enduring Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Accra Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/accra-napkin/): Accra, meaning “ants,” draws inspiration from the towering anthills that rise like castles across the landscape. The structured, linear blocks reflect the intricate network of passageways beneath the earth—an unseen world carefully carved by ants as they build their underground city. As always, each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, with as much precision as the human hand can achieve. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Plettenberg Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/plettenberg-napkin/): The Plettenberg is inspired by the fynbos that blooms across the landscape in spring. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, bringing a fresh, seasonal charm to your table with a sophisticated finish. Available with or without a frill, its design echoes the gentle ripple of the Cape wind—adding movement, softness, and understated elegance to any setting. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Ghana Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/ghana-tablecloths/): Ghana, inspired by Adinkra cloth—a traditional textile of the Asante people—celebrates a rich visual language of stamped symbols. Each motif carries meaning, expressing messages, historical narratives, and philosophical proverbs. Once reserved for royalty and sacred occasions, these patterns hold a quiet sense of heritage and significance. The contrasting earthy tones bring warmth and depth, lending themselves effortlessly to any table while blending seamlessly into the home. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring both tradition and craftsmanship. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Xhosa Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/xhosa-tablecloths/): Xhosa Rooted in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, Xhosa art is deeply connected to cultural identity, spiritual belief, and social expression. Its distinctive geometric patterns and considered use of colour carry meaning— reflecting the natural world, ancestry, and the passage of life. Inspired by this rich visual language, the design brings a sense of balance, rhythm, and quiet symbolism to the table. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring both tradition and craftsmanship. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Tonga Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/tonga-tablecloths/): Tonga — “those of the great river.” This design is inspired by the traditional Tonga combs and baskets, known for their bold, expressive patterns. Each motif reflects a heritage of weaving, where form and function come together in pieces that are both practical and deeply ornamental. Echoing this careful craftsmanship, our tablecloths are hand-printed on 100% cotton grown in Zimbabwe—each one a quiet celebration of tradition, material, and making. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Manzi Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/manzi-tablecloths/): Manzi, meaning water—the most essential element of life. “Water is the driving force of all nature.” — Leonardo da Vinci The spirit of African waters ebbs and flows through this design, echoing gentle currents that nourish and sustain the earth. The pattern moves with quiet rhythm, reflecting the life-giving force of water across the landscape. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing this sense of movement with a graceful and considered touch. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Xhosa Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/xhosa-napkin/): Xhosa Rooted in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, Xhosa art is deeply connected to cultural identity, spiritual belief, and social expression. Its distinctive geometric patterns and considered use of colour carry meaning— reflecting the natural world, ancestry, and the passage of life. Inspired by this rich visual language, the design brings a sense of balance, rhythm, and quiet symbolism to the table. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring both tradition and craftsmanship. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Ghana Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/ghana-napkin/): Ghana, inspired by Adinkra cloth—a traditional textile of the Asante people—celebrates a rich visual language of stamped symbols. Each motif carries meaning, expressing messages, historical narratives, and philosophical proverbs. Once reserved for royalty and sacred occasions, these patterns hold a quiet sense of heritage and significance. The contrasting earthy tones bring warmth and depth, lending themselves effortlessly to any table while blending seamlessly into the home. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring both tradition and craftsmanship. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Tonga Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/tonga-napkin/): Tonga — “those of the great river.” This design is inspired by the traditional Tonga combs and baskets, known for their bold, expressive patterns. Each motif reflects a heritage of weaving, where form and function come together in pieces that are both practical and deeply ornamental. Echoing this careful craftsmanship, our tablecloths are hand-printed on 100% cotton grown in Zimbabwe—each one a quiet celebration of tradition, material, and making. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Manzi Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/manzi-napkin/): Manzi, meaning water—the most essential element of life. “Water is the driving force of all nature.” — Leonardo da Vinci The spirit of African waters ebbs and flows through this design, echoing gentle currents that nourish and sustain the earth. The pattern moves with quiet rhythm, reflecting the life-giving force of water across the landscape. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing this sense of movement with a graceful and considered touch. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Ghana Tea Towels](https://africablockproject.com/product/ghana-tea-towels/): Ghana, inspired by Adinkra cloth—a traditional textile of the Asante people—celebrates a rich visual language of stamped symbols. Each motif carries meaning, expressing messages, historical narratives, and philosophical proverbs. Once reserved for royalty and sacred occasions, these patterns hold a quiet sense of heritage and significance. The contrasting earthy tones bring warmth and depth, lending themselves effortlessly to any table while blending seamlessly into the home. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring both tradition and craftsmanship.   - [Xhosa Tea Towels](https://africablockproject.com/product/xhosa-tea-towels/): Xhosa Rooted in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, Xhosa art is deeply connected to cultural identity, spiritual belief, and social expression. Its distinctive geometric patterns and considered use of colour carry meaning— reflecting the natural world, ancestry, and the passage of life. Inspired by this rich visual language, the design brings a sense of balance, rhythm, and quiet symbolism to the table. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring both tradition and craftsmanship.   - [Tonga Tea Towels](https://africablockproject.com/product/tonga-tea-towels/): Tonga — “those of the great river.” This design is inspired by the traditional Tonga combs and baskets, known for their bold, expressive patterns. Each motif reflects a heritage of weaving, where form and function come together in pieces that are both practical and deeply ornamental. Echoing this careful craftsmanship, our tablecloths are hand-printed on 100% cotton grown in Zimbabwe—each one a quiet celebration of tradition, material, and making.   - [Manzi Tea Towels](https://africablockproject.com/product/manzi-tea-towels/): Manzi, meaning water—the most essential element of life. “Water is the driving force of all nature.” — Leonardo da Vinci The spirit of African waters ebbs and flows through this design, echoing gentle currents that nourish and sustain the earth. The pattern moves with quiet rhythm, reflecting the life-giving force of water across the landscape. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing this sense of movement with a graceful and considered touch.   - [Tonga Runners](https://africablockproject.com/product/tonga-runners/): Tonga — “those of the great river.” This design is inspired by the traditional Tonga combs and baskets, known for their bold, expressive patterns. Each motif reflects a heritage of weaving, where form and function come together in pieces that are both practical and deeply ornamental. Echoing this careful craftsmanship, our tablecloths are hand-printed on 100% cotton grown in Zimbabwe—each one a quiet celebration of tradition, material, and making.   - [Manzi Runners](https://africablockproject.com/product/manzi-runners/): Manzi, meaning water—the most essential element of life. “Water is the driving force of all nature.” — Leonardo da Vinci The spirit of African waters ebbs and flows through this design, echoing gentle currents that nourish and sustain the earth. The pattern moves with quiet rhythm, reflecting the life-giving force of water across the landscape. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing this sense of movement with a graceful and considered touch.   - [Accra Tea Towels](https://africablockproject.com/product/accra-tea-towels/): Accra, meaning “ants,” draws inspiration from the towering anthills that rise like castles across the landscape. The structured, linear blocks reflect the intricate network of passageways beneath the earth—an unseen world carefully carved by ants as they build their underground city. As always, each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, with as much precision as the human hand can achieve.   - [Mia Tea Towels](https://africablockproject.com/product/mia-tea-towels/): Mia is the queen of the river, gliding effortlessly along the current, resting softly upon the surface. She moves past the serpents below, her leaves forming a quiet, protective lattice for the life beneath. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully handprinted, capturing the delicate interlocking of leaves in a designthat feels both graceful and enduring   - [Mongu Tea Towels](https://africablockproject.com/product/mongu-tea-towels/): Mongu is inspired by the floodplains of Zambia, home of the Lozi people. After the rains arrive, the landscape awakens—flowing with seeded grasses that shimmer and burst into life under the sunlight, pollinating the plains. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing the gentle movement and natural beauty of this seasonal transformation.   - [Plettenberg Tea Towels](https://africablockproject.com/product/plettenberg-tea-towels/): The Plettenberg is inspired by the fynbos that blooms across the landscape in spring. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, bringing a fresh, seasonal charm to your table with a sophisticated finish. Available with or without a frill, its design echoes the gentle ripple of the Cape wind—adding movement, softness, and understated elegance to any setting.   - [Mongu Runners](https://africablockproject.com/product/mongu-runners/): Mongu is inspired by the floodplains of Zambia, home of the Lozi people. After the rains arrive, the landscape awakens—flowing with seeded grasses that shimmer and burst into life under the sunlight, pollinating the plains. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing the gentle movement and natural beauty of this seasonal transformation.   - [Nzimu Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/nzimu-tablecloths/): Nzimu, the bee, is inspired by the vital presence of the African honeybee—known for its energy and fierce protection of the hive. Yet here, the bee is at rest, softened into a quiet, considered motif that brings a sense of calm and stillness to the table. honey—often called liquid gold—rich, luminous, and shaped by the seasons of the land. The design captures this harmony between strength and serenity, where nature’s intensity is held in balance with moments of rest. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring both the beauty of the natural world and the art of making. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Moth Tablecloths](https://africablockproject.com/product/moth-tablecloths/): Moth is inspired by the quiet transformation of metamorphosis—from humble larva to a delicate, winged creature of subtle beauty. Emerging in stillness, the moth carries a sense of mystery and gentle resilience, its presence both fleeting and enduring. This design captures the moth in its full grace, celebrating the intricate patterns and softness of its wings. It brings a quiet poetry to the table, a reflection of nature’s ability to transform and renew. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring the beauty of transformation and the art of making. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Kapenta Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/kapenta-napkin/): Kapenta reflects the quiet flow of small silver fish moving in unison, their path echoed in the central stripe—like a river running through the cloth. Inspired by abundance and continuity, the design carries a gentle rhythm, evoking movement, water, and the natural world. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing this sense of flow with a soft, considered touch. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Scarab Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/scarab-napkin/): Scarab draws on the ancient symbolism, long associated with renewal, transformation, and the cyclical nature of life. This design focuses on subtlety and repetition, with delicately linked scarabs forming a gentle, considered pattern across the cloth. The motif creates a sense of rhythm and flow, understated yet deeply symbolic. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, bringing together timeless meaning with refined, contemporary design. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Moth Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/moth-napkin-sets-x-6/): Moth is inspired by the quiet transformation of metamorphosis—from humble larva to a delicate, winged creature of subtle beauty. Emerging in stillness, the moth carries a sense of mystery and gentle resilience, its presence both fleeting and enduring. This design captures the moth in its full grace, celebrating the intricate patterns and softness of its wings. It brings a quiet poetry to the table, a reflection of nature’s ability to transform and renew. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring the beauty of transformation and the art of making. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Nzimu Napkin](https://africablockproject.com/product/nzimu-napkin/): Nzimu, the bee, is inspired by the vital presence of the African honeybee—known for its energy and fierce protection of the hive. Yet here, the bee is at rest, softened into a quiet, considered motif that brings a sense of calm and stillness to the table. honey—often called liquid gold—rich, luminous, and shaped by the seasons of the land. The design captures this harmony between strength and serenity, where nature’s intensity is held in balance with moments of rest. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring both the beauty of the natural world and the art of making. Napkins 45cm x 45 cm   - [Moth Tea Towels](https://africablockproject.com/product/moth-tea-towels/): Moth is inspired by the quiet transformation of metamorphosis—from humble larva to a delicate, winged creature of subtle beauty. Emerging in stillness, the moth carries a sense of mystery and gentle resilience, its presence both fleeting and enduring. This design captures the moth in its full grace, celebrating the intricate patterns and softness of its wings. It brings a quiet poetry to the table, a reflection of nature’s ability to transform and renew. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring the beauty of transformation and the art of making.   - [Kapenta Runners](https://africablockproject.com/product/kapenta-runners/): Kapenta reflects the quiet flow of small silver fish moving in unison, their path echoed in the central stripe—like a river running through the cloth. Inspired by abundance and continuity, the design carries a gentle rhythm, evoking movement, water, and the natural world. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, capturing this sense of flow with a soft, considered touch.   - [Moth Runners](https://africablockproject.com/product/moth-runners/): Moth is inspired by the quiet transformation of metamorphosis—from humble larva to a delicate, winged creature of subtle beauty. Emerging in stillness, the moth carries a sense of mystery and gentle resilience, its presence both fleeting and enduring. This design captures the moth in its full grace, celebrating the intricate patterns and softness of its wings. It brings a quiet poetry to the table, a reflection of nature’s ability to transform and renew. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring the beauty of transformation and the art of making.   - [Nzimu Runners](https://africablockproject.com/product/nzimu-runners/): Nzimu, the bee, is inspired by the vital presence of the African honeybee—known for its energy and fierce protection of the hive. Yet here, the bee is at rest, softened into a quiet, considered motif that brings a sense of calm and stillness to the table. honey—often called liquid gold—rich, luminous, and shaped by the seasons of the land. The design captures this harmony between strength and serenity, where nature’s intensity is held in balance with moments of rest. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, honouring both the beauty of the natural world and the art of making.   - [Scarab Runners](https://africablockproject.com/product/scarab-runners/): Scarab draws on the ancient symbolism, long associated with renewal, transformation, and the cyclical nature of life. This design focuses on subtlety and repetition, with delicately linked scarabs forming a gentle, considered pattern across the cloth. The motif creates a sense of rhythm and flow, understated yet deeply symbolic. Each tablecloth is crafted from 100% cotton and carefully hand-printed, bringing together timeless meaning with refined, contemporary design.