Established in the early eighties, these women took their fate into their own hands and formed the Helang Basali Weavers Co-operation by the late nineties. Owned, manned and produced by these Basotho ladies, this weaving workshop makes works of mohair art commissioned by your own original design. They also stock an interesting variety of pieces in their showroom. They have turned everyday Lesotho household names and designs, such as Maluti Matches, blue bird maize and mothers pride into interesting and unique woven bags and wall hangings. The ladies take pride in producing hand made mohair or wool scarfs to combat the Lesotho chill, fashionable enough to be worn in any major city or town to complete an outfit!

Their weavings can be washed, the colour will stay on the mothproofed, hand woven pure mohair. Their smallest pieces are 20x20cm and the largest can be as much as several meters high and wide.

Hours of Operation
08:00 - 17:00 Monday to Saturday
10:00 - 17:00 Sunday
Closed December 25 and January 01

How to get there
From Maseru travel around 35km towards Teyateyaneng. On your left you will see a colourful painted shop front for Weavers, pass this and a few metres further on you will find a dirt road to your left with a sign reading St Agens Mission & Helang Basali Weavers. This can be a rough road for low vehicles so feel free to leave your car at the bottom. Make your way to the big sandstone mission at the top of the road, take a left into a small dirt road and almost immediately a right (there is a small red and white sign with an arrow). Enter through the gate and there will always be a smiling and welcoming Basotho mme to be of assistance.

Madjid Art Gallery is situated inside the Tourist Information office of Lesotho, Kingsway Maseru. Home to all sorts of Local Products from t-shits, jewellery, paintings and Drawings. It is worth browsing through the gallery as you get your information for the rest of the trip from the tourist information office. Here you will find art by Masotho Artists that you can not find anywhere ells!

 

Directions: As you drive in from the Maseru boarder post you will find signs for Kings Way and The Tourist information office. It is a big building with a thatched roof.