ÌRÀWỌ̀ — Star Flowers

€599,98

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Sold in lengths of 5 yards (4.57 m) · 130 cm wide · cut in one piece from the bolt

Choose your length — it counts up in 5-yard steps, all cut from the same bolt.

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Embroidered, not printed. Thread on cloth, with a back side — go close and you see the satin stitch.
Straight from the frame. The same Lustenau machines that have supplied the Lagos exporters for decades, now without the middleman.
One bolt, one shade. Order several lengths and they are cut from the same roll, so a group wears one colour.
A stamped certificate travels in every parcel, naming the dessin, the colourway and the day it was embroidered.

Ordering for a wedding party? Five yards per guest, seven with gele and ipele, ten for agbada. From ten lengths the price per yard drops. How aso-ebi orders work · ask for a group quote.

Skin first. Then the stars.

ÌRÀWỌ̀ — "star" in Yoruba — is embroidered on tulle so sheer it reads as skin, which is the point: everything on it appears to float. Fine vertical lines of tiny beads run the length of the cloth like rain; between them, five-pointed star flowers with glitter-filled petals; at the edge, a border of larger stars with pierced eyelets and a scallop. It is the evening lace — for the dress that is talked about the next morning.

Embroidered on the Sükün family’s schiffli machines in Lustenau, Austria — the town that has made West Africa’s lace since the 1960s. Straight from the frame to you.

Shown here in Red — as a long-sleeved sheer gown over a corset slip, the star border as hem and cuff. Also woven in Purple, Turquoise, Bronze Brown and White Gold; choose from the swatches, the design stays exactly the same.

Details

Embroidered tulle (net), sheer — not printed · beaded lines, glitter-filled star flowers, eyelets
Width approx. 130 cm · one length = 5 yards (4.57 m), cut in one piece from the bolt
Star-flower border with scalloped edge on one selvedge

Colour and design exactly as photographed. Small shade differences between screen and cloth are normal for embroidery.

How it is sold

One length = 5 yards (4.57 m), cut in one piece. Order several lengths for a group; each length is cut and labelled separately.
Dessin no. 13503

Sold and made by Stickerei Sükün e.U. (OLORI), 6890 Lustenau, Austria · hello@olorilace.com · full postal address in the legal notice.

Before you cut: lay the cloth flat and let it rest overnight. Embroidery is stitched under tension and settles.
Washing: hand wash cold, or dry clean. No bleach, no soaking, no wringing. Guipure and cord lace prefer dry cleaning.
Drying: never in the machine. Roll in a towel, then dry flat in the shade — hanging stretches the ground cloth.
Ironing: low heat, from the back, with a cotton cloth between. Metallic thread and sequins melt.
Storage: rolled, not folded, away from light. A fold line in lace does not come out.

Fibre composition is stated on the cloth as delivered.

On the bolt: cut, labelled and packed in Lustenau within 2–4 working days.
Not on the bolt: we embroider your colour. That takes 2–3 weeks — we tell you within one working day, and you may cancel free of charge.
Transit: Austria 1–2 working days · EU 2–5 · UK, Switzerland, Norway 3–5 · USA and Canada 5–10 · Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon 6–14.
Outside the EU import duties are paid at delivery. Full table on the shipping page.
Returns: cloth cut to your length is made to your order and cannot be returned. If the embroidery is faulty or the wrong colour arrives, send a photo to hello@olorilace.com and we replace it or refund it, return postage on us.