USHA Silai Schools Are Breathing New Life To Discarded Clothes And Reviving Traditional Arts And Crafts
USHA Silai school women are reducing waste generated, by upcycling discarded clothes through traditional stitching practices. These are also increasing the quality and value of their products, enhancing their earnings and improving their lives
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Sujani art was born out of necessity, when patches of old clothes, like saris and dhotis were stitched together to make swaddling clothes for newborn babies. These soft cloths were then embellished with motifs and designs, using colourful threads, and so, Sujani embroidery came into being.
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Sujani embroidery began by stitching together old saris and dhotis, and then sewing colourful threads onto them. So not only is its revival by the USHA Silai Schools keeping old clothes out of landfills, it is also empowering women in about 15 villages, including Ara, in the Bhojpur district of Bihar.
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Shimray came to know about online training classes organised by USHA Silai School. She joined the class and learned many aspects of drafting and designing bags. Now she stitches the bags using traditional fabric that she weaves herself. Instead of simply selling traditional pieces, she incorporated some modern designs that helped her to enhance cash in-flow
