Category: Beauty

Kwasi Asare’s Kente Weaving Summer Workshop for the MidAtlantic Fiber Association (MAFA)

July 27, 2025

On Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29, Kwasi Asare held a phenomenal Kente weaving workshop for the MidAtlantic Fiber Association (MAFA)! This event has been one of the highlights of the year for Kwasi. While Kwasi’s workshops are available for students and people of all ages, education levels and backgrounds, from time to time … More Kwasi Asare’s Kente Weaving Summer Workshop for the MidAtlantic Fiber Association (MAFA)

Kwasi Asare Kente workshops, Juneteenth and the summer arts festival season

June 13, 2024

Hey friends — the summer festival season is here and Kwasi will be doing a number of events on the East Coast, and he will also be in Colorado for the Colorado Black Arts Festival July 12th – 14th. Kwasi did the Colorado Black Arts Festival last year and we had a wonderful time enjoying … More Kwasi Asare Kente workshops, Juneteenth and the summer arts festival season

Kwasi Asare to hold workshop with Lisa Shepard-Stewart and Cultured Expressions

March 2, 2024

Hey Friends – Kwasi will be holding a special Kente weaving workshop with writer and designer Lisa Shepard-Stewart, at her Cultured Expressions studio in Rahway, New Jersey, on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 2 pm until 6 pm. It promises to be a wonderful event! Lisa Shepard-Stewart is an expert in African fabrics and aesthetics … More Kwasi Asare to hold workshop with Lisa Shepard-Stewart and Cultured Expressions

The Colorado Black Arts Festival: Expanding cultural contact through Kente weaving

August 14, 2023

This summer has been a wonderfully active and memorable summer for Kwasi Asare to promote and share his Kente cloth weaving! For the weekend of July 7th, 8th and 9th Kwasi traveled to Denver, Colorado for his first ever appearance at the Colorado Black Arts Festival. Kwasi he set up his traditional loom in an … More The Colorado Black Arts Festival: Expanding cultural contact through Kente weaving

Vice President Kamala Harris visits Africa and Ghana

April 5, 2023

Once again, we are seeing the cultural influence of Kente cloth with politicians, in the national news. During their recent visit to Ghana, a lot of people got a big kick out of watching Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff wrapped in a full Kente robe, while Vice President Kamala Harris draped a much smaller Kente cloth … More Vice President Kamala Harris visits Africa and Ghana

Kwasi Asare is offering a special Kwanzaa holiday discount for his online Kente weaving course!

December 31, 2021

UPDATE: Unfortunately, CourseCraft is shutting down in April 2022. We are working on creating a new alternative for Kwasi’s unique online weaving course. We will either use another online platform or use a YouTube channel with private lessons. Please contact Kwasi directly at kwasister@gmail.com or (202) 569-5153 for more information. Hello Friends – we hope … More Kwasi Asare is offering a special Kwanzaa holiday discount for his online Kente weaving course!

RIP Virgil Abloh, Ghanaian-American Designer Extraordinaire

December 2, 2021

The May 2021 cover of Vogue Magazine featured Amanda Gorman in a Kente dress inspired by Ghanaian American designer Virgil Abloh. Abloh had a massive impact in fashion, as well as influencing graphic art for musicians like Kanye West, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, A$AP Rocky and others. … More RIP Virgil Abloh, Ghanaian-American Designer Extraordinaire