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Workshops & Classes — Addis Ababa

5 stores · curated ORBIS register

Bole, Addis Ababa

A fair-trade shop and workshop selling Ethiopian jewelry, baskets, textiles, and home accessories made with local craftspeople.

Best for Fair-trade Ethiopian jewelry, baskets, textiles, and home accessories made with local craftspeople

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Mekanissa, Addis Ababa

The retail shop of an Addis Ababa fair-trade textile workshop selling handwoven scarves, shawls, table linens, and locally made craft goods. The shop is located a short walk from the production workshop.

Best for Handwoven scarves, shawls, and table linens from an Addis Ababa fair-trade textile

⚒ Craft & AteliersORBIS register

Addis Ababa / Online

Customers can commission leather pieces tailored to their preferences at the Bole Keker workshop and shop. The range includes structured handbags, travel bags, wallets and small accessories, with production handled in Addis Ababa.

Best for Handcrafted Ethiopian leather products including bags, wallets and accessories

⚒ Tailors & Sartorial Houses · EthiopiaORBIS register

Kabana Design

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Addis Ababa / Online

Kabana’s Addis Ababa workshop makes leather bags, jackets and accessories while training and employing women in production. The shop connects finished pieces to that workshop, but current indexed pages provide limited detail on visits.

Best for Premium leather products and sustainable fashion empowering local Ethiopian women artisans

⚒ Leather & Bag Makers · EthiopiaORBIS register

Mekanisa, Addis Ababa

Sabahar is a fair-trade workshop that weaves Ethiopian cotton and eri peace silk into scarves, throws and homewares on traditional handlooms. It has a retail shop and runs workshop tours in Addis Ababa.

Best for Handwoven Ethiopian cotton and silk textiles

⚒ Craft & Ateliers · Addis Ababa / EthiopiaORBIS register

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