Custom made hand towels with Kitenge border

This Custom made hand towels with Kitenge border has been realized by myself, Lulu Oniang’o, in Kenya for Sina from Rheinstetten (Germany). It started with the idea from Sina. This page shows our journey from the idea to the final custom made item and the price of the item.
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Initial idea from Sina from Rheinstetten:

6 small uni-colour hand towels (approximately 29 cm x 45cm) with Kitenge border, Kitenge loop for hanging and a small (approx. 4×4 cm) symbol sown onto both sides – also from Kitenge material. Symbols should be different for each towel and could be star, moon, circle, triangle, cloud, tree – I am open for suggestions. Colours of the towels could be 2x blue, 2x green, 2x orange. The Kitenge material should be colourful but no purple or pink.

The story of the Custom made hand towels with Kitenge border:

Negotiation phase

Lulu Oniang’o 24 Jan 2017 1:27 am

I would recommend using readymade towels for this project since the terry cloth available in the market is not heavy enough for this kind of technique. Ready made handmade towels are approximately 40cm x 60cm so for each color, we can use one, cut it in half and create a pair. Finished towel size will be approximately 30cm x 40 Cm

Sina 24 Jan 2017 10:32 am

I think it is a good idea to use one larger towel for each colour and cut it into two halves. Please go ahead with that.
I would like to increase the number to 10 hand towels. Can you please forward a quotation for this increased number?
Regards,
Sina

Lulu Oniang’o 24 Jan 2017 1:15 pm

Thank you for your response. Kindly let me know how many towels to designate to each color.

Sina 25 Jan 2017 11:47 am

True, I didn't mention the colours. It could be 2xblue and 2x orange. Thanks

Production phase

Custom made hand towels with Kitenge border within custom made realization

Lulu Oniang’o 16 Feb 2017 5:08 am

Ok we might repeat 2 or 3 symbols since the towels are 10. No hearts right?
Sorry the picture failed to upload. We use matching color threads to the towel for the back so the outline will be seen but it will be a tidy outline.

Sina 17 Feb 2017 5:20 pm

Nice!
Correct, no hearts.

Lulu Oniang’o 21 Feb 2017 11:13 am

Items are ready

Sina 21 Feb 2017 2:17 pm

Thank you!

The final Custom made hand towels with Kitenge border:

Custom made hand towels with Kitenge border photos from customer

Material: Terry cloth/new towel and kitenge
Reference: ON000472E-1788

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Costs to realize this Custom made hand towels with Kitenge border

Product	Qty	Unit Price	Price
Cost of material	1	26,32 €	26,32 €
Cost of labour	1	47,00 €	47,00 €
Cost of packaging	1	0,94 €	0,94 €
Cost of delivery to local operations manager	1	2,35 €	2,35 €
		Subtotal – payout to craftsman	76,61 €
		Customer aquisition costs (advertising etc.)	7,66 €
		Handling fee Urban Change Lab	7,66 €
		International shipping & Handling fee for logistics partner ((up to 2 kg) 15,00 €)	15,00 €
		VAT (Import into EU)	20,32 €
		Total	127,25 €