KENYA · GUIDE 0867 · EDITION 4.2
Woven basket making in Kenya
Woven baskets with consistent size and smooth finishing
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE · ILLUSTRATIVE
Fictional basket batch: weave two small open storage baskets, each targeting a 150 × 150 mm square base and 100 mm side height, without handles. Draft each base from ten 15 mm-wide flat stakes in each direction: twenty strips cut 470 mm long, allowing 150 mm base, two 100 mm walls and two 60 mm rim tails. Each basket has separate 10 mm-wide side rows, double rim strips and rim lashing. Intended use is dry desk storage, not food contact or carrying a rated load.
Who is the first customer?
households and gift retailers
Test the offer
Produce a sample set and compare actual material use
What your operating pack contains
- A business-specific operating guide PDF
- Offline itemised costing and quotation tool
- Supplier request and sales message drafts
- Job-card and quality-response documents
- Offline operations desk: supplier comparison, work checkpoints, accepted deliveries and cash tracking
- Cashflow and launch review: downside scenarios, break-even, 13-week cash plan and trial decision
- Source register and unresolved checks
Delivery and quality
Stable base and no projecting sharp ends
Cost drivers
- fibre
- labour
- transport
Use your own supplier quotations. Worked figures in the pack are illustrative and do not establish a verified startup budget or profit forecast.
Evidence and scope
The Basket Maker’s Catalog: Drilled Base Basket ↗
Supplier weaving/packing instruction reference; sample dimensions below are an original small storage-basket design. · Checked 2026-10-26
Tjanpi Desert Weavers: Weaving Tutorial ↗
Maker-led fibre weaving reference; culturally specific designs must not be copied or falsely attributed. · Checked 2026-10-26