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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
PURPOSEFUL DESIGN: 1xbet online sports betting DESIGN CLOTHES, OTHER ITEMS FOR INDIAN WOMEN'S COOPERATIVES
MANHATTAN -- 1xbet online sports betting in apparel and textiles classes at Kansas State University are accustomed to designing different articles of clothing, but this year they got to channel their creativity into a project that has impacted both women and families internationally.
It all started with a sari.
A sari is a long piece of cotton or silk that can be draped over the body in a number of ways. Women in Southeastern Asian countries like Bangladesh and India typically wear the garment.
As part of a collaboration with AWAZ Voice for Empowerment, a Portland, Ore.-based fair trade organization, 1xbet online sports betting in Advanced Pattern Development II designed clothes and other items from a sari. The top designs will be constructed by Indian women's cooperatives employed by AWAZ Voice for Empowerment and eventually sold through AWAZ's online store at http://www.voiceforempowerment.com. The cooperatives are important because they provide steady employment, humane working conditions and a social net to empower India's poor.
&1xbet online sports betting ;The project allowed the students to explore a fair trade company with goals of preserving a culture while aiding women and their families,&1xbet online sports betting ; said Sherry Haar, associate professor of apparel, textiles and interior design.
The idea stemmed from a K-State faculty orientation trip to India in 2010. The trip's purpose was to create relationships with India for Southeast Asia studies. A potential partnership with an Indian cooperative was appealing to Haar. After several discussions with Sarah Mitts, AWAZ Voice for Empowerment's founder and a 2007 K-State bachelor's graduate in management, the sari redesign 1xbet online sports betting was born.
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&1xbet online sports betting ;Sarah requested simple designs with an Indian aesthetic, since the women don't have access to advanced machinery,&1xbet online sports betting ; Haar said.
Five groups of three 1xbet online sports betting each produced 20 different designs for Mitts to review. The items ranged from a swimsuit cover-up to a lotus flower drawstring backpack.
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1xbet online sports betting were required to assemble a kit to complete the project. The kit included a completed sample, an image of the sample, assembly instructions, a specification sheet with yardage and other supplies, illustrated documentation with measurements, available equipment and design elements.
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Mitts selected 10 designs, which included designs from each team. An A-line skirt with drawstring was selected as the first item to be produced. The skirt was designed by Margaret Campbell, senior in apparel and 1xbet online sports betting , Gardner; Allison Priddy, senior in apparel and 1xbet online sports betting , Topeka; and Rebecca Rogers, senior in apparel and 1xbet online sports betting , Euless, Texas.
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Monfort-Nelson appreciates how Mitts engaged the class and expanded their horizons.
&1xbet online sports betting ;Working with interested alumni -- who are willing to interact with students about their businesses and knowledge -- to help develop our current programs is a very valuable aspect of this type of project,&1xbet online sports betting ; Monfort-Nelson said. &1xbet online sports betting ;It's a powerful message for students to receive -- that they can really take this degree anywhere.&1xbet online sports betting ;
Other class members participating in the project, all majoring in apparel and 1xbet online sports betting , include:
Sara Garcia, senior, Hugoton; Blair Umholtz, senior, Humboldt; Jourdan Palmer, senior, Hutchinson; Lauren Zuniga, junior, Lenexa; Kayla Kenton and Clarissa Wagner, both seniors from Manhattan; Jillian Beyer, senior, Mission; Julia Mangelsdorf, senior, Shawnee; Kelsey Hendricks, senior, Wichita.
From out of state: Hannah Linder, senior, Colorado Springs, Colo.
From out of country: Horohito Norhatan, senior, Indonesia; and Hyejin Oh, senior, South Korea.