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apparel designs by Sikkim women by
Tashi Pradhan Gangtok:
Banking on their creative traits, women of Sikkim have emerged in the forefront
of apparel designing. The credit for this could be attributed to the Directorate
of Handloom and Handicraft of Sikkim for setting up an Apparel Training and Design
Centre (ATDC) where young girls and women undergo extensive training in fashion
designing. The main aim of the training programme conducted by this institute
is to upgrade the artistic designers in the garment industry. Apart from basic
skills, the students are taught and given exposure to the apparel manufacturing
technology, textile design, knitting garments, embroidery, fashion sampling, patterns
and cutting, ornamental creations, sewing machine operation and apparel merchandising
among others. Although this training programme is open for both men and women,
it is the eves who have been more enterprising and coming forth to learn and master
various aspects of apparel designing. " I was interested in the fashion designing
world. I was waiting for this kind of opportunity," said Ashwina Lama, a trainee.
Apart from imparting the art of apparel design, the Directorate of Handloom and
Handicraft has also set up an apparel unit solely for women at the ATDC. "By this
training we would like to give them employment opportunities not only within the
state but outside the state also. Especially, you must have now come to know that
placement is guaranteed in this training programme. So, it is not necessary for
our young girls and boys after completing this training programme to go and join
garment industry available in the other states but now they can start their own
unit," said Namrata Thapa, Director of Handloom & Handicrafts, Sikkim and Director,
ATDC. The women who have 'graduated' from ATDC have several vocational options
like making uniforms for police, army and different other professions. Apparel
industry in India plays a significant role related to the textile industry. The
fashion designing as a profession is maintaining its pace with the new trends
and allied techniques. -May
20, 2009 |
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