Date 23 Aug 2012 13:10:56 IST , Times of India Tags: Fashion Design
Some chic and trendy designs created by the National Institute of Fashion Technology will be reproduced by women in Naxal-infested areas here, on bed sheets and towels they weave.
Disclosing this to TOI, handloom and textiles department assistant director Veerupakshappa said the department has sought Rs 1 crore from the state government for constructing community weaving centres at Nemmaru and Hulugarubylu villages in Sringeri taluk.
The new bed sheets and towels are expected to hit the markets by September under a new brand name.
The handloom corporation has already trained 60 women in the villages of Gurige, Uduthalu, Nemmaru, Hulugarubylu, Hanchinakodige and Belagodukodige. They have been given looms to weave ordinary bed sheets, towels and polyester shirt materials that will be bought back by the Handloom Development Corporation.
These women are now being trained by expert weavers to weave the colourful designs provided by NIFT. But there are some problems with the programme as trainers, who travel from Jamakhandi, feel the Rs 6,000 renumeration is a pittance. They say the department should pay them at least Rs 10,000. Trainers, who are already working in different villages, should be provided with vehicles to reach the villages that are in the foothills of Kudremukh, is another demand.
While these issues are sorted out, the rhythmic sound of the shuttle as it moves from one end to another, fills the houses as women are happy about having found a means to fend for themselves.
Some chic and trendy designs created by the National Institute of Fashion Technology will be reproduced by women in Naxal-infested areas here, on bed sheets and towels they weave.
Disclosing this to TOI, handloom and textiles department assistant director Veerupakshappa said the department has sought Rs 1 crore from the state government for constructing community weaving centres at Nemmaru and Hulugarubylu villages in Sringeri taluk.
The new bed sheets and towels are expected to hit the markets by September under a new brand name.
The handloom corporation has already trained 60 women in the villages of Gurige, Uduthalu, Nemmaru, Hulugarubylu, Hanchinakodige and Belagodukodige. They have been given looms to weave ordinary bed sheets, towels and polyester shirt materials that will be bought back by the Handloom Development Corporation.
These women are now being trained by expert weavers to weave the colourful designs provided by NIFT. But there are some problems with the programme as trainers, who travel from Jamakhandi, feel the Rs 6,000 renumeration is a pittance. They say the department should pay them at least Rs 10,000. Trainers, who are already working in different villages, should be provided with vehicles to reach the villages that are in the foothills of Kudremukh, is another demand.
While these issues are sorted out, the rhythmic sound of the shuttle as it moves from one end to another, fills the houses as women are happy about having found a means to fend for themselves.
