The Project
“UPcycling clothing regeneration via circular embroidery” - 2024-1-DE02-KA210-VET-000249741 is an Erasmus Plus Project, KA210 in Vet Sector.
The main aim of the project is to increase the level of innovation in the training provided by the German partner, the project's key institution, through the Greek and Italian partners. This objective is closely linked to the parallel objectives of increasing the competitive advantage of the beneficiaries in the labor market and labor inclusivity. In addition, the innovation in hand embroidery teaching will explicitly go towards the increased awareness of sustainability in the textile sector.
Target Group
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The main aim of the project is to increase the level of innovation in the training provided by the German partner, the project's key institution, through the Greek and Italian partners. This objective is closely linked to the parallel objectives of increasing the competitive advantage of the beneficiaries in the labor market and labor inclusivity. In addition, the innovation in hand embroidery teaching will explicitly go towards the increased awareness of sustainability in the textile sector.
The target groups are as follows: |
1
Fabric Republic staff that wants to upgrade their skills;
2
Adult migrants eager to be professionalized By Education In Progress;
3
Students of VET schools related to the partners;
4
Embroidery trainers of the Applicant;
5
Staff of the 3 partners.
Coordinator
The Deutsche Stickgilde e.V. - Germany - Coordinator
The Deutsche Stickgilde e.V. was founded in 1998 by a small group of enthusiastic embroiderers, it is focusing on offering adult education in the field of textile arts with the main emphasis on hand-embroidery. It is also introducing a new synthesis with other crafts and using modern digital software in this field and the field of marketing their products online. The syllabus of their various workshops, seminars and apprenticeship schemes leads from historical and traditional embroidery to contemporary textile art.
Email: hota@housetextilearts.com
Website: https://deutschestickgilde.de/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/housetextilearts/
Project Partners
Education In Progress - Italy - Coordinator
Education In Progress is a non-profit organization that operates in the areas of social commitment, European projects- designing, and training Migrants and NEETs of South Italy. Education In Progress members invest their intellectual and creative force in their territory, South Italy, but at the same time throughout Europe. The main goal is to support local development to raise local standards to European levels with a main focus on sustainability, the agenda 2030 and its SDG8 is about decent work and SDG 10 reducing inequalities. In Progress is well rooted in its area. It features local, regional and national broad- partnerships with public and private entities. Email: aldo.cammara@educationinprogress.eu
Website: educationinprogress.eu
Facebook: InProgressEduIta
Think Act Go Green/TAG-Green - Greece - Partner
TAG GREEN -short for “Think-Act-Go Green”- is a Social Cooperative Enterprise founded in 2017 by volunteers and staff members of IASIS NGO and is collaborating with IASIS NGO in order to implement the project Fabric Republic. The organization is active in the field of social economy and environment. TAG GREEN aims to equip businesses, professionals and individuals with ecological awareness and to promote sustainability, by using terms of social economy in order to achieve a double socio-environmental benefit for our society. Among the organization's main activities there is the:
- Upcycling: Upcycling is the process of creating new objects by reusing others. It is the most creative and direct way of recycling. For this reason, TAG GREEN in collaboration with the Fabric Republic project creates objects based on this process, which has a huge social and environmental positive impact.
Email: thanos.loules@iasismed.eu
Website: https://www.taggreen.gr/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/taggreen.gr
Final Results
- Upgrade and digitize the embroidery training course, on the basis already run by the applicant, the course will help to the sustainability of the companies engaged thanks to its internationalization (widening the action to the whole European territory) and enlarging its capacity to stay in the (online ) market. Providing the same methodology to the staff of the Greek partner and the cooperative of migrants of the Italian partner;
- Organize a Training course which will be implemented within the duration of the project and have 30 persons professionalized;
- organize 6 workshops 2 per country that will apply the knowledge of the training course and start the real activities of cloth regeneration and reselling, each country will implement 2 workshops tailored on its target group needs.
E - Learning Platform: Textilart Academy
On the e-learning platform, you can access free basic courses created during the project. These courses will introduce you step-by-step to the world of hand embroidery. You'll learn the most important terms, materials, and tools, practice basic sewing techniques, and receive instructions on key stitches.
Small upcycling projects will allow you to immediately apply what you've learned and unleash your creativity.
Small upcycling projects will allow you to immediately apply what you've learned and unleash your creativity.
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