Some of our best baskets, sisal mats and beadwork, are finished with goat's leather by the leather workshop of the Buguta Disabled Group.

On this page you will find a series of 'making of' stories of our crafts that are crafted into durable clutches, handbags, zippers and clutches.

The leather workshop.

The leather tanning & crafting workshop was founded in 2021 at Buguta by Hadithi Crafts. Some dedicated youth like Paul and Mwatela were trained and provided with the workspace and tools to earn their livelihood from the leather finishing on our crafts.

Our Baby darling, Zipper pouch, Palmweave shopper and clutch bag, and any craft finished with leather, all showcase their beautiful work.

The Hadithi Zipper.

The Hadithi Clutch bag.

Our Hadithi clutch bag is a beautiful piece. But there's more than meets the eye...

The Hadithi Clutch is crafted through the joint effort of as many as six artisans living in a rural area in Kenya between the Tsavo East and and Tsavo West national parks. A weaving artisan, a beading artisan, a leather tanner, a leather craftsman, a brass craftsman and a sewing machinist of Buguta Disabled group all collaborate to make this high impact product.

Together, they spend on average 37 hours of work on this clutch bag. The bulk of the hours is spent on weaving the body of the clutch from sisal...

See the amazing 'making of' process in this video.