Topic summary
Shweshwe
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Seshoeshoe.
Uses
Shweshwe is traditionally used to make dresses, skirts, aprons and wrap around clothing. Shweshwe clothing is traditionally worn by newly married Xhosa women, known as makoti, and married Sotho women. Xhosa women have also incorporated the fabric into their traditional ochre-coloured blanket clothing.