SEHEMU: Handwoven Lilac & Blacked Speckled Wool Tote Bag newss19 and work within a thriving

and work within a thriving cooperative which is growing in numbers continually under the guidance of its inspirational Chairlady

The large shopper measures up to 48cm/19” wide

since most of these weavers are from farming communities who rely on farming (and rainfall) to feed

and these completed baskets are then stored in purpose-built mud huts

SEHEMU: Handwoven Lilac & Blacked Speckled Wool Tote Bag newss19 and work within a thrivingMeet vibrant SEHEMU, a colourful, lilac & black speckled basket bag handwoven by the Kamba tribe in Kenya. These ethical baskets are known traditionally as kiondos (kee yon doh) and were originally made in rural Kenyan communities by mothers as wedding gifts to their daughters. Weaving this particular type of basket bag was until recently a dying art: in 2004 only four elders from the weaving group had the skills make Kiondos, but today there are