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| Sarah with a basket making group in Northern Namibia |
I was lucky enough to work in Namibia in Southern Africa for 3 years helping crafts people to make and sell products for the burgeoning tourism industry.
The crafts were mainly made from natural resources such as basketry, wood carving and pottery. I helped to design products they could make which would both appeal to tourists and be easily transported.
One of the main problems with the products was maintaining good quality control. As one way to illustrate this for people who spoke many different languages we came up with a list of '10 Commandments For Making Quality Craft Products'.
I was looking at this the other day and was amazed how relevant it is to crafts people everywhere- including us. So I thought I would share these Namibian 10 Commandments so we can all keep in mind the importance of quality control and to remember that we are only a small part of a much larger community of crafts people working all over the world.
Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten. Gucci Family Slogan
Good Luck and Good Making!
by Sarah Omura, SO Handmade
What a great guide to go by and yes this can be used in many crafts, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLovely products, and universal rules to create by. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting job you had!
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