Lilac Summer Tote Bag

£59.00

 

A lavender lilac striped yarn and sisal shopping/tote bag, with over the shoulder tan leather handles and Kosmopolitan branded tag. This beautiful coloured handwoven bag from Kenya would be an ideal holiday essential,  large enough for shopping or a fabulous gift to a friend.

These are packaged flat and will need a gently re-shape before use.

 

Measurements:

Width:30.5cm base    Length:43cm top    Height:35cm-65cm including handles

Sizes can vary 1-2cm as all handmade items.

Material:

sisal, leather, wool

Delivery:

£6.95

 

Lilac Summer Tote Bag

 

Express delivery (1-2 working days) is available at checkout for an extra £5.

If you wish to return an item please let us know as soon as possible and send it back to us within 14 days of receipt. 

Because all our baskets are handmade from natural materials there may be some variations in size and colour, try to keep your basket dry as if kept damp it may well deteriorate quicker.

Care advise keep away from direct sunlight to keep the colours bright, if you need to wash your basket handle very gently handwash with cold or warm water adding a mild soap suitable for wool or delicates. To dry gently extract as much water without twisting or wringing the basket this can affect the shape. Dry as you would a wool garment, do not place in tumble dryer.

The sisal is largely grown in Ukambani, harvested and weaved in workshops in Nairobi.  Once the sisal is harvested the inner soft leaves are used to make fiber.  The baskets are weaved using a spiral method of weaving which starts off as a mat then its weaved going upwards to the desired size.  Weaving takes time as the warp and weft sisal threads are crisscrossed to form a pattern for the basket. Basket weaving is essential work and a profitable craft for many skilled workers.

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