Visitors looking for Shopping in Leribe will find the Basotho Hat, Curio Shop, Leribe Craft Center worth visiting. Of course, Shopping in Leribe is incomplete without buying the local potteries which are widely sought after by tourists.
The Basotho Hat in front of the tourist Information center is worth a visit to buy local handicrafts. The Basotho Blanket is worn in all circumstances an different places. The Blankets are worn for different functional purposes and also for different usages. A belief exists among the people that wearing a blanket adds to the gravity and elegance of a person. One should walk slowly while wearing it. During hard work, it is hung over one shoulder by men or else completely discarded. Men bind the blanket on the right shoulder while leaving the right arm free for movement. Women on the other hand fasten it in the middle of the breast. By this way, women can feed her baby or do domestic chores.
There is a high pure wool content in the Basotho blankets, going up to 90 percent. This help to keep the body temperature equable and can be worn in summer as well. Rain water does not wet the blanket as wool does not absorb water. The Blanket is fire resistant and is of great help as open fire are still used widely by the people of Basotho. The color too remains intact in addition to the above mentioned features.
Visitors looking for Things to do in Leribe can visit the Leribe Craft Center. This is a nice place for Leribe Shopping. One can buy different products of mohair yarn like runners, table mats, shoulder bags, ponchos, bags, purses, scarves, stolen knee rugs and small tapestries. The center is a vocational school where local women, mostly disabled, crippled or deaf work. These women bring rare mountain mohair to the center which are washed, moth proofed and then dyed. These yarns are then used to make the different items. The profit that comes out of selling the items are used for educating and supporting the women. The Leribe Craft Center is one of the oldest weaving centers in Lesotho.
Shopping in Leribe also include buying the local pottery, that are though not so exotic, but are cheap and unique. There are shops on Sani Pass where one can buy beautiful scarves that are made of wool. The price is quite reasonable.
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