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

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/  

 

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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

 

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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  

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Final Results

  1. The embroidery training course was updated and digitalized (the "Textilart Academy" digital platform was created, details below), based on the one already run by the applicant. The training course contributed to the sustainability of the participating companies thanks to its internationalization (expanding its scope across Europe) and increased its ability to remain on the market (online). It provided the same methodology to the Greek partner's staff and the Italian partner's migrant cooperative;
  2. A training course was organized and implemented in Greece (Athens) from February 11 to 13, 2025, during which the participating trainers acquired the course methodology, which they then applied during the Local Pilotings;
  3. Two Pilotings were organized, in which the trainers trained in Greece put into practice the knowledge acquired during the training course and initiated concrete textile regeneration and resale activities (see photos in the Gallery section). Each country conducted the Pilotings as workshops, which were customized based on the needs of their target group.

Dissemination Results

Newsletter 1

Newsletter 1 covers our project from its inception until February 2025.

It's available in English and the three partner languages.

Newsletter 2

Newsletter 2 covers our project from February 2025 to August 2025.

It's available in English and the three partner languages.

Brochure 

A brochure briefly presents the project in a clear and concise way.

 

 It's available in all partner languages. 

Dissemination Strategy

The dissemination strategy explains how we disseminated the project results to a specific audience in the professional sector (VET sector).

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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.
 

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