We are building what we are calling the Mungo Mill, a working weaving museum that will open to the public in order to showcase the age old art of weaving, from pre industrial-revolution to present day.
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We now stock a range of Almer’s off-white glazed dinnerware at our shop in Cape Town (78 Hout Street). The collection is classic and versatile. Handmade by Almer in Plettenberg Bay.
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The sophisticated Metal Grey is the latest addition to our linen bedding range. This colour enriches and punctuates the soft neutral tones in our collection.
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At the Mungo Mill we now have 7 working Dornier Looms which were all made in the 1970s (the older models, although slower, are more versatile). The latest addition being the Wide Width Dornier which arrived from the UK last year.
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Here is a sneak peak of the latest at the Mungo Mill. We are gearing up for the holiday season and having a great time producing new colour ways and designs. We hope to see on them the shelves soon!
We can expect a new batch of the ever popular Mancloths, Selvage Serviettes, new Kikoi colours and a little table linen surprise. -
For those of you who don’t already know, the ancient looms of Mungo’s weaving museum as well as Mungo’s magnificent shop is situated in the landmark destination of South Africa’s Garden Route – Old Nick Village. Here Mungo is surrounded by lush indigenous gardens as well as other creative retailers. Housed in a 19th Century …
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15 minutes from Mungo HQ (aka Old Nick Village) lies a picturesque dairy farm and one of our weaving operations. This is where our wider width materials are woven and the looms work at a little faster pace.
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One doesn’t always immediately think of where their garment comes from or who and how it was made. So today we have put together a few snaps of behind the scenes at Mungo HQ in Plett. Mungo is based at the historical homestead of Old Nick Village. Scattered among the Century old buildings makes for …
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When Mungo founder Stuart Holding, was given a couple of 200 year old antique Hattersley looms from an old weaving friend it ignited a whole new passion for him. Weeks were spent putting the machines together and taking them apart, to refurbish every nook and cranny. With only ancient weaving books as reference to what …
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WEDDING LINEN A small but necessary addition to making your wedding day just that more special is finding the perfect table linen. A bonus of being the daughter of a weaver and part of the Mungo team, is that when your wedding rolls around its a good time to cash in on some favors and …
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We are now selling the Groenfontein Toy Project’s creations online! This is a community based initiative for unemployed women of the Groenfontein Valley in the Karoo, South Africa. The project is lead by Renee and Paul Ledger and their aim is to provide these woman a steady income to help support their families. As well …
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Buying local should be on everybody’s mind. Being a South African textile company we are acutely aware of how imports from the East affect our company and locally made products as a whole. However we can all admit to popping into a store and buying something that is attractive and well priced while not even …