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Ke'lib Workshop - Authentic & Beautiful
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Loline Mag sat down with the founder
of Ke'lib Workshop, Fikir Mesfin.
This young entrepreneur has shared
her journey of modeling a business
from
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<p>Ke’lib is an Amharic word meaning
‘from the heart’. You can see
that
authenticity in the beautiful
hand-made products, crochet
shoes, and
artworks made by Ke’lib, which
signifies that they are indeed
from the
heart. Even though they are just
looming into the market, people
are
loving the passion they put into
their work.</p>
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<h2>Just a hobby</h2>
<p>Fikir was always into crafting,
making, and fixing different
items. The
journey began while looking for
a present for a neighborhood
friend who
had recently become a
mother. After considering
all the basic
options, she decided to crochet
a shoe for the newborn. She
succeeded in
delighting her neighbor with her
present. News traveled fast
through the
community, and people began
asking her to make the shoe for
them. In her
second year, 2016, she began
making a name for her craft. She
pursued it
further when she saw that she
was actually making money out of
her
hobby.</p>
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<p>The young designer picked up her
crocheting skills from her mom
and
developed them through formal
education. She studied
Industrial design
at Addis Ababa University, which
she says helped sharpen her
skills. She
explained that the excitement of
her job keeps her going. Had it
been
only for making a living, it
would have been tenuous.</p>
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<h2>The making of Ke’lib</h2>
<blockquote>“I want to show how
something that is done with all
one’s
heart makes sense and is
beautiful.”</blockquote>
<p>When Fikir graduated, she had
made up her mind to be
self-employed.
Together with a friend, they
went around doing wall painting
for coffee
shops and other places. They
later joined to start making the
crocheted
shoe. After a while, Fikir took
over the project and built it
into the
business it is today. Fikir has
labored to make her workshop a
place
where Ethiopian traditional
craft is made to suit the times.
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<p>Ke’lib is, of course, making
money out of passion. Fikir
admits to
believing that she was not made
for business. That all has
changed now
that she considers her business
as raising a child to be
independent.
Ke’lib is thriving as a feasible
creative venture.</p>
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<h2>The tough road</h2>
<p>Generally, we all know good
things are not easy to come by.
Launching
Ke’lib and sustaining it was
just as cumbersome. Fikir
explained that
people usually fail to take her
seriously and consider her work
a hobby.
Finding the materials needed
became another hardship to get
things going
at Ke’lib. As a thriving
business with expenses and
salaries to pay,
finances were Ke’lib’s
additional challenge. She
described that to be a
struggle to continue till
defined financial bars are
passed.</p>
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<h2>Ke’lib now</h2>
<p>There are over seven types of
women's and men's shoes made and
sold by
Ke’lib. The workshop also offers
custom designs. They also make
art
pieces of various kinds. With up
to eighty shoes made monthly,
the
creative hub is growing. Their
price range swings between 1300
ETB and
1700 ETB, with custom-made
costing 2000 and more. The plan
is to scale
up current productions and
diversify into rugs and other
hand-made
goods.</p>
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<h2>Ke’lib under
pressure </h2>
<p>Ke’lib is one of a kind. Some
people tend to compare it with
local shoe
brands, but the founder is
absolutely against this. She
believes in the
uniqueness of her craft and the
authenticity of the process. She
feels
under pressure to fill the
demand in the
market. Ke’lib can only
accommodate those who do it with
love and great anticipation to
see the
end product.</p>
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<p>Word of mouth and leads from
Instagram bring in most of
Ke’lib’s
customers. Opportunities to
participate in trade fairs and
bazaars have
also brought forth exposure for
the business. Recently, she has
devised
a way of putting her products in
different spots without having
to open
her own shop. Fikir added that
she has learned the export
market is a
huge potential for her products.
She is committed to climbing up
to the
heights.</p>
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<h2>Ke’lib in the coming times</h2>
<blockquote>“Ke’lib is a concept I
want people to make dear to
themselves.”</blockquote>
<p>Ke’lib is an open space for
enthusiasts eager to learn.
Fikir told us
the plan is to make Ke’lib a
center for people to engage in
creativity.
She aspires to guide and support
those enthusiasts in the
process. An
experience as an occupational
therapist at a rehabilitation
center has
taught Fikir that crocheting can
also be therapeutic. She is
confident
the craft teaches a different
lifestyle and is immense in its
potential.
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<h2>Lessons in running a business
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<p>Ke’lib, Ke’lib has taught Fikir
so much from utilizing a simple
skill
to being an entrepreneur. The
young entrepreneur spoke against
overthinking things as it blocks
progress. She explains that the
secret
is in starting, and things will
tend to unfold as it goes. Being
present
despite her moods was another
huge lesson in running a
business. She
proclaims that building
communication and learning to
sell oneself is
the key to success.</p>
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