Kenya Weaver Bird  Ltd is a small hand weaving workshop located in Nairobi, Kenya.  It was started by myself  in 1983. I come from a small town in Kansas and in 1971 I hitchhiked to Kenya from New York where I had been working as an interior designer. I started the weaving as a means of getting high quality furnishing fabrics for my contracts in Kenya as there was limited importation at the time. Over the years I increased my range to include clothes, carpets and wall hangings. This web site is the first time I have opened my things up for export. 

 I have a very limited production and do not want to loose control over the quality.  I employ approximately 30 people full time in the weaving workshop itself. I have spinners all over Kenya spinning the wool yarn we use.  In the early 90’s I got a local textile industry to spin a fine soft wool yarn for my light weight curtain fabrics as well as clothes.   All the of the items are designed by myself and my staff.  We custom mix and dye the colours we want and than hand weave and applique  the fabric.  Aside from the sort of items you will see on this web site we make fabric for upholstery, bedspreads and  curtains.  In limited quantities we  are able to custom design your entire house or hotel rooms with the different qualities of fabrics, carpets and wall hangings . 

We have a range of hand spun yarns in either the natural form or a limited range of colours.  If you are interested in more information on the fabrics and yarns please contact us at   kinanda@ wananchi .com.  If you purchase one of  our items I hope you will enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed creating it. 

Jacqueline Resley