Fatou walks between the tailors' shops, which follow one another without looking alike, lulled by the ticking of old Singer sewing machines.
The market in the town of Ndiaga constitutes one of the stages of Fatou N'Diaye's journey, who left to meet different textile artisans in Senegal.
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Between travel and sewing
In Senegal, which Fatou N'Diaye knows like the back of his hand, ancient know-how continues in the countryside.
We discover, with a demonstration, a technique which consists of softening leather using mimosa seeds.
As dapper as her colorful nail polishes, the host then opens the doors to the workshops of Dakar designers, who want to revive African fashion.
Fifty minutes long, this overview seems a little too hesitant between travel and sewing.
No doubt it would have benefited from being more documented, more written.
But, from Saint-Louis to Dakar, it has the merit of making us discover, as if sitting on the workbench, some of the motifs that make up the vibrant West African country.