baba tree baskets
Hello from the new owner of Injabulo!
Hello everybody. I am Lynne Mold, the new owner of Injabulo. I am mother to four adult children, and Granny to five delightful granddaughters. I live in Leicestershire, not too far from the previous owners, Chrissie and Roger. I already have a small wholesale business, Koseli Handmade, which sells fairly traded hand made goods from Nepal, which I visited pre-pandemic a couple ...[Read More]
April Newsletter – Anticipating April Freedoms
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February Newsletter – Marching On
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Meet Atimpoka
Atimpoka Cynthia Ayine is 37 years old. She has three boys aged 18,13 and 7 and together with her husband they take care of them. Atimpoka started dyeing her straw at Baba Tree in 2014 and then wove baskets at home. In 2015 she came to be a resident weaver and now she is a teacher. Working with the Baba Tree is so great because all her fiends are here and she can take care of...[Read More]
Meet Atuah – this is her story
Atuah Charity Aveanah is 26 years old. She has two children Elijah and Eliza and two brothers and three sisters. Atuah has been weaving with Baba Tree for five years and came to hear about the opportunity through a friend. My friend told me that my weaving was good and that I should weave for the Baba Tree.
Meet Ida – this is her story
Ida Azikura Adivom is 24 years old. She has three children 2 boys and a girl ; Kennedy, Kinsford and Cristabel and her husband Anthony. Ida has been weaving with Baba Tree weavers for four years. Previously she was weaving in the house but now comes to weave in the compound. Ida likes weaving because it helps her and her family everyday and allows her to send her children to ...[Read More]
An Update on Baba Tree Weavers
The Baba Tree Basket Co The Baba Tree Basket Co has been preserving the culture of baskets and the Gurunsi community in Bolgatanga for the last 15 years. It’s here that an exquisitely woven Baba Tree community of over 250 artisans practice a time-honoured weaving technique using elephant grass and their very own “rhythm and flow”. Each basket comes direct from the hands of the...[Read More]
Home Decorating Ideas 3 – Fabulous firesides
Coming out of the Holiday season and heading into Autumn can feel a bit like a reboot. Whilst I love the sunshine I adore the colours of Autumn and the promise of cosy nights by the fire to ease the Autumn chill. Give your fireside a fresh new look with a basket for logs and/or kindling.
Why we buy from Baba Tree – an insight into everyday problems
Here is an extract from a very honest update from the founder of Baba Tree Baskets – Gregory McCarthy. We hope that it goes a long way to helping you to understand the problems that are faced every day in weaving the beautiful baskets that they produce. We are very proud to be connected with this wonderful organisation that is doing so much to help and guide the Artisans...[Read More]
How Bolga Baskets are Made 4
To weave a finely woven 16″ Baba Tree ‘Round’ basket it takes about 25,000 ‘knots’ – where warp meets weft – to complete the basket up to the point before the ‘coil’ starts. The weavers will complete the base of the basket and weave about three inches up the sides. Most weavers will then turn the basket over and attach a piece of string to t...[Read More]
How Bolga Baskets are Made 3
Different methods are used in preparing the straw for dyeing. Some wrap small amounts of twisted or untwisted straw into rings whilst others tie together large bundles. A pot of water is brought to the boil and the dye is added. The dyes used are the natural basic and vat dyes commonly used for dyeing cotton cloth. The straw is then submersed in the solution and pressed down...[Read More]
Bolga Baskets How they are Made 2
The Weaving Process Splitting – The straw is first split into two halves by biting every single piece in the middle at one end with the teeth to open it into two. The teeth hold the first half and the other half is pulled down with one hand. About half an inch to the end of the straw, the process is ended. This is to make the next step easier. Twisting – the spli...[Read More]
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