Blue & Green Stripe Shopper/Tote

A striped woven shopper made from Kenyan sisal. With its soft leather carry handles, this is a carry-all for every occasion. Use yours as an everyday handbag with plenty of room to pack for weekend breaks, market trips, and beach days – they come in two handy sizes.

The women who produce these woven shoppers are led by chairlady Mbeti who set up this weaving group single-handedly. She now manages twelve weaving groups with over thirty weavers in each group – virtually all women whose mothers and grandmothers have taught this traditional, income-generating craft. Bold Mbeti built a weavers’ centre with her savings, and it’s from here that she runs production, stores basket weaving materials and supplies, and prepares completed orders for shipping.

These orders keep her hundreds of weavers in regular work, and able to provide for their own families through this flexible, portable and sociable craft.