Kudhinda Fabrics was founded by Ros Byrne in 1989. Her aim was to encourage young school leavers to use their talent for colour and design to create beautiful fabrics. She began by training one young woman to print fabric using potato blocks. Since then the company has grown steadily, employing 60 staff, and now incorporates potato printing, screen printing, cutting and sewing departments.

Kudhinda Fabrics specializes in hand-printing and screen printing textiles, traditionally patterned in the rich colours of Africa.

The fabrics are either sold by the metre or made up into a wide range of products, including table linen, bed linen, cushion covers, bags, fashionware and utility clothing.
Incredibly, the humble potato is still used to produce unique wall hangings, fabrics, cushion covers and pictures. These are true art pieces, very labour intensive, with as many as 950 block prints per square meter. The base cloth is 100% Zimbabwean cotton and the pigments used are German manufactured which conform to international regulations.

These products are designed for use in African Interiors and will create a unique flavour pattern and ambience.

Ros Byrne is committed to Fair Trade principles by creating decent working conditions, not employing children, and committing to cleaner production, thereby protecting our enviroment.