These attractive pendants are made by Sigqibo Mazungula in our Carpentry Skills Studio. Sigqibo has come through the ranks of Eluxolweni home for orphaned children and the Amasango Careers School. Jane Bradshaw and Virginia Parkes have mentored and sponsored Sigqibo for much of his life. Sigqibo is trained by Claude Baines who was intricately involved in the Khanya Trade School pilot programme.

Andrew Wolff is a multi-talented craftsman. To view his broad range of belts, bags, hunting accessories, and other leather products go to #Alpha_Belts Instagram page. Andrew has used Warthog leather in his beautiful and functional Cards-holder. As a former banking executive in the Credit Card industry, Graeme strives to live a cashless life and Andrew’s leather Cards-holder is perfect for his bank cards, ID and drivers licence. Leather is synonymous with Grahamstown. It is the home of the International School of Tanning Technology and together with Andrew we hope to grow this avenue of our training programmes and social business.

Made in the Sewing Skills Studio, this beautiful Shweshwe apron is a pattern copy of Vanessa’s favourite apron. The perfect apron to prepare the delicious and healthy venison, lamb and other speciality meats supplied by The Farm Butchery, Adelaide. We home-deliver to Johannesburg (once a month) and to Grahamstown / Kenton on a weekly basis. During December we’ll also be delivering weekly to St Francis Bay, and Plettenberg Bay so don’t forget to place your order and stock up for Christmas. While you are at it stock up with delicious, home-made Shelbi’s Ice-Cream.

We’ve done our best to offer choice from the beautiful shweshwe patterns avaialble. These are the main designs and colours used in our Sewing Skills Programme. Given supply constraints we’ve sometimes used the “closest match” and you may receive a slightly different shweshwe pattern. We’re confident you’ll love it anyway. In need please call Graeme or send him an email.

Best wishes from Grahamstown.

Designed by Hilary Mohr, these multi-purpose bags are made in The Grahamstown Project’s Sewing Skills Studio. Mbulelo Lukwe is our Head Coach and Hilary Mohr volunteers her  time and skills on a twice-weekly consulting basis. On 9 September 2020, Mbulelo started training  Ilene Makwetu, Zintombi Zabo and Sinazo Snoti who each receive a daily learnership allowance from the Khanya Charity. To cut costs, the Sewing Skills Studio was set up in an outside room at Graeme & Vanessa Holmes’ home. Sewing Machines were donated and purchased and a deal was struck with Nombulelo High School who had in their strong-room 9 old manual sewing machines. The Grahamstown Project serviced the machines and in exchange for their use, Mbulelo and Sabelo Bill (a Nombulelo Old Boy) teach a Sewing Skills Class at Nombulelo for two mornings a week.

We’ve done our best to offer choice from the beautiful shweshwe patterns avaialble. These are the main designs and colours used in our Sewing Skills Programme. Given supply constraints we’ve sometimes used the “closest match” and you may receive a slightly different shweshwe pattern. We’re confident you’ll love it anyway. In need please call Graeme or send him an email.

Best wishes from Grahamstown.

Lovingly made in the Sewing Skills Studio. Ilene, Zintombi, and Sinazo made these as part of their training. The trainees demonstrated their ability to sew straight lines and corners and then graduated to more complex projects. Trainees start as Grade O’s and as their skills and competencies grow they move through the grades. Grade 4’s are competent tailors and seamstresses and are qualified to teach trainees as well as supply product to The Grahamstown Project as Trade Skills Entrepreneurs.

We’ve done our best to offer choice from the beautiful shweshwe patterns avaialble. These are the main designs and colours used in our Sewing Skills Programme. Given supply constraints we’ve sometimes used the “closest match” and you may receive a slightly different shweshwe pattern. We’re confident you’ll love it anyway. In need please call Graeme or send him an email.

Best wishes from Grahamstown.

Made by Sabelo Bill and his team. The Place-mats – as with all items in the box – are colour themed.

We’ve done our best to offer choice from the beautiful shweshwe patterns avaialble. These are the main designs and colours used in our Sewing Skills Programme. Given supply constraints we’ve sometimes used the “closest match” and you may receive a slightly different shweshwe pattern. We’re confident you’ll love it anyway. In need please call Graeme or send him an email.

Best wishes from Grahamstown.

Nobesthu Nkontsa is a Joza based seamstress. Formerly employed at Kwandwe as a chef, circumstances have forced her to work from home as a seamstress. Nobesthu has a heart of gold and a warm smile. She immediately grabbed the opportunity to be part of this project. Nobesthu has a Trainee (Siphe Mbiza) she teaches 3 mornings per week. Trainees are paid a learnership allowance funded by the Khanya Charity. Together they make the table runners.

We’ve done our best to offer choice from the beautiful shweshwe patterns avaialble. These are the main designs and colours used in our Sewing Skills Programme. Given supply constraints we’ve sometimes used the “closest match” and you may receive a slightly different shweshwe pattern. We’re confident you’ll love it anyway. In need please call Graeme or send him an email.

Best wishes from Grahamstown.

Best mates with Eco-Donkey, the Grahamstown Warmth-Donkey is filled with rice. Pop me in the microwave and I become the perfect hand-warmer.

We’ve done our best to offer choice from the beautiful shweshwe patterns avaialble. These are the main designs and colours used in our Sewing Skills Programme. Given supply constraints we’ve sometimes used the “closest match” and you may receive a slightly different shweshwe pattern. We’re confident you’ll love it anyway. In need please call Graeme or send him an email.

Best wishes from Grahamstown.

Designed and made by Hilary Mohr, our expert fashion designer and sewing skills coach. The loveable Eco-Donkey is iconic Grahamstown in two respects. Sometimes loveable, sometimes naughty, donkeys are a feature of the Grahamstown landscape. Unfortunately, so too is plastic. A menace of the modern age. Your Grahamstown Eco-Donkey is stuffed with clean, recycled plastic.

We’ve done our best to offer choice from the beautiful shweshwe patterns avaialble. These are the main designs and colours used in our Sewing Skills Programme. Given supply constraints we’ve sometimes used the “closest match” and you may receive a slightly different shweshwe pattern. We’re confident you’ll love it anyway. In need please call Graeme or send him an email.

Best wishes from Grahamstown.