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GudiMudi | One dream, One organisation, 300 Women | WomenWeave
GudiMudi encircles around a charitable trust called Women Weave, situated in the heart of Central India. It is an organisation that works on the skill development of around 300 women and contributes to their livelihoods. WomenWeave has supported the role of women in handloom weaving since its inception in 2002, working toward making handloom a profitable, fulfilling, sustainable and dignified income-earning activity particularly for women in rural areas of India. Through the Gudi Mudi Khadi Project, WomenWeave links organic and non-organic cotton farmers of Central India with formerly unemployed local women of Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh to create unique, contemporary khadi textiles for fashion products and home furnishings. The fabrics are handspun, hand-woven and much of it is naturally dyed with earth-friendly processes. The objective of this linkage is to ensure sustainable income and better lives for the weavers in the area in spinning and hand weaving of the local cotton.Initially, I didn't want to do this at all! But when I reached Maheshwar, I knew I was smitten. The foundation of Women Weave is so strong that no external factor can ever be an obstacle. Women, who come together for women, weave in the open verandahs of this soul stirring complex everyday. Laughter is accompanied with the sound of looms, stories at lunch time and looking at life head-on, these women are each others’ best friends. And, in an extremely aurally way, they know they are there for each other.
Directed, narrated and edited by Srishti Tehri
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The Rise of Handloom Entrepreneurs | The Handloom School, Maheshwar, India
Biggest revolution in the Indian handloom industry began, with Sally Holkar leading with WomenWeave, an NGO dedicated to support and develop the role of women in handloom weaving.Originally beginning as a program by WomenWeave, The Handloom School (THS) offered a work-study program with a specialized curriculum in design, textile technology, business, and sustainability.
Over time, The Handloom School (THS) has established itself as the first institution in India, where the sole aim is to bridge the gap between the young handloom weavers in villages and towns and the larger business community in the world.
This gap, comprised of self-interested middlemen, limited access to the market, and lack of the technical know-how, has for long impeded the progress of these young weavers.
The students are weavers who are armed with traditional weaving skills, learnt from their ancestors, but don't have access to conventional academic education.
WomenWeave has put the tools and trust back in the hands of the weavers, who now empowered with the right mentorship, skills and exposure, are taking up the mantle of Handloom Hero - becoming the young custodians of the resources and processes of handloom in the contemporary marketplace.
THS provides these weavers with rigorous, non-traditional education, and is slowly developing into a central repository for handloom weaving knowledge and practices.
A place where handloom – won't just thrive and spread, but will be preserved, developed and evolved.
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WomenWeave's Gudi Mudi Khadi Initiative
Know about WomenWeave's flagship initiative, Gudi Mudi Khadi. The initiative draws its name from the crunched texture that the fabrics woven using the handspun indigenous cotton of the area taken on.The objective of this initiative is to provide dignified livelihood to women artisans. It is based out of a quaint village in central India - Maheshwar. The project in itself is an example of how a community of strong willed women can create a self-sufficient world for themselves.
Gudi Mudi today employs 400 women artisans and supplied extraordinary handspun and handwoven fabrics to 22 countries worldwide.
WomenWeave The Handloom School Batch 7 Video
The seventh Certificate in Design, Entrepreneurship and Management (CDEM) batch of The Handloom School graduated on the 25th of August, 2018. In this video, the students of Batch 7 share stories from their journey at the School, their dreams and aspirations, and their passion for handloom weaving as a vocation.
WomenWeave Charitable Trust - The Handloom School Odyssey
The journey of The Handloom School, WomenWeave's newest initiative aimed at training young weaving artisans in a bid to identify future ambassadors of handloom, till now, through three years and eight batches, has been one for the dreams.
Maheshwar, M.P_Important places to visit _Things to do #Maheshwar
Around 66 km away from Omkareshwar and 90 km away from capital city Indore, Maheshwar in Madhyapradesh (M.P.) makes for a perfect day trip. But we decided to spent some more time to explore this beautiful and historic town.In ancient time this place was also known as Mahishmati, though it has no link with the famous movie.
WomenWeave - Petition Video
Hand powered looms are ideally suited to the millions of men and women who weave exquisite textiles in the villages of rural India. Powerloom is not. The proposal to group powerloom with handloom is only to the advantage of 'interested parties'.. not to the weavers themselves.Please sign this petition. Handloom is India's international, global heritage treasure.
Leaders of Tomorrow | Season 7 | Women Weave & Comic Con India
Date of airing – 12th January 2019Date of repeat – 13th January 2019
In this episode of Leaders of Tomorrow, we bring you, two Small Giants. In the first segment, we put the spotlight on WomenWeave which is a social enterprise that trains a new generation of weavers in Maheshwar, near Indore, MP. Mansi Chouksey talked to Sally Holkar, WomenWeave Charitable Trust to understand how this small organization is empowering rural women. In the second segment, we put the focus on the Indian comic book & merchandising industry and how it has evolved over the past few years. Tanya Dubey interviewed Jatin Verma, Comic Con India, Vivek Goel, Holy Cow Entertainment & Alicia Souza to understand how the digital ecosystem has affected the space.
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Weaves Of Maheshwar - The 63rd National Award winning Film
A Storyloom Films Production financed by People’s Archive of Rural IndiaWeaves of Maheshwar is a story about craft revival. The documentary revolves around various journeys about people who have made this change possible. In an era where the machines are taking over the world India is the only country which still produces 90% of handloom. Weaves of Maheshwar portrays this strength of Indian textiles and our rich craft sector. The protagonists of this film are a group of people who have facilitated this change. The movie has various perspectives of a business man, an entrepreneur, migratory weavers, young weavers and a craft expert.
Weavers at Maheshwar
Fabcreations
Fabcreation has been successful since it started in 2011, and young weavers are now playing a pivotal role in reviving crafts. They have been an inspiration to the weaving community of MaheshwarThe Handloom School for young weavers in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh is an innovative project launched by WomenWeave. It aims to provide a rigorous non traditional education to students who possess weaving skills and knowledge, but have no access to academic education.
The Weaver बुनकर Maheshwar hand loom .
This film is about the Rehwa society weaving .The handloom is located in one of Maheshwar's (MP) historic buildings near the bank of Narmada river .Maheshwar has been a center of handloom weaving since 5th century and a home of one of india's finest hand loom fabric.
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