Another awesome class of graduates from the Holi Boli Sewing Centre. We teach stitching, pattern making and designing to students. Most of them take these new skills and get work. We even get to hire a few of them at Holi Boli for our clothing manufacture side.
Graduates of December 2018
The course runs for 4 months. The students learn the very basics such as cutting with scissors and threading...
2018 January - Holi Boli Stitching School on News World Odisha.
Wow! The Holi Boli sewing school is on the News! News World Odisha have done a segment on our sewing school in their human interest section of the 6pm News on the 18th January. The film crew were a lot of fun and put all the ladies at ease. Thank you to News World Odisha for making us all famous.... at least for a few minutes! :) Small English part after 1 min 23 sec. Enjoy! :)
See original at http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2018/jan/06/a-stitch-in-time-1744787.html A Stitch in Time
By By Soumika M Das | Published: 06th January 2018 10:00 PM |
Ana with her students at Holi BoliOn an ordinary afternoon at Malipali—a village of 250 families in Odisha’s Sambalpur district—men are out in the fields, women are busy peeling garlic cloves or chopping vegetables, with...
Every graduation we have comes with stories from the sewing students about how they have overcome so much to learn to sew. I am always amazed and in awe of the resilience of women! These women are from village backgrounds and often travel up to 10 km/day to come to class in the 40+ temperatures. RESPECT!
Asmati (in yellow) and Ana at April 2017 Graduation
This, the moment my heart screams "YOU DID...
First it was our sisters over at the "Malipali Play and Learn" time to graduate. Two wonderful girls completed 8 months of intense and practical based training. We are so proud of these girls as they have worked very hard to gain their awards. The spend 2.5 hours with the children at the Play and Learn Centre followed by 2 hours (sometimes more) of theoretical training. Both Puja and Nimala are...
Learning Pattern Making
Busy, busy at sewing class. The ladies are doing so well and nearly finished working their way through the Skills/Techniques Checklist. Almost ready to start their first projects! High excitement.Click on the link to buy a 'smile' (or two or three or ten, for US$2 each) to contribute to the empowerment of women in rural India with Holi Boli. https://www.holiboli.com/products...
Back to work - YES! Love all these beautiful fabrics
We all have arrived back at Holi Boli after a hot summer ready to work. It is still too hot but the rainy season is starting. The beginning of the monsoons makes life muggy as the rain initially adds wet to the hot. However, the rain promises cooler days ahead so it seems to lift everyone's spirits. We are already down to 40 deg C / 104 deg F...
Holi Boli Sewing School has kicked of 2018After taking a 6 month break to head over to "Sarah the Carer's" wedding in Castor, Alberta, Canada we are back into sewing class. We have extended Holi Boli operations so the school has taken over the house at the back of Holi Boli. Awesome! All the machines have been set up, serviced and students are arriving ready to go. At Holi Boli School there is one...
2017 November - We are growing! Thank you for buying Holi Boli!
More Sales = More people at Holi Boli! धन्यवाद!
Holi Boli Team: Lakshmi, Bhanumati (Back); Pramila, Asmati, Sandhya (Middle); Banita, Janaki, Sasmita (Front)
धन्यवाद /dhanyavad/ (Thank You)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! More dresses are selling so we have been able to employee more ladies from our village. That is our goal, it is a simple idea, do what I do best, make dresses, and empower women in...
Another sewing class kicked off this week at the Holi Boli sewing house. They're all fairly quiet and nervous at this stage. But give them two weeks and the house will be bubbling with chatter as they realise they are in a safe happy place, where new friendships and new skills come life. A New Hope!
New class underway. All lovely ladies.
Very serious on first days. They will relax in a week or so.
An...
Just look at what these clever sewing students are up to! The have been at for 3 months and already the are starting to create amazing designs. They design, pattern make, cut, and stitch.
"Empowerment is a beautiful kind of Freedom!"
2016 August - India Independence Day Clearance Sale
Dresses in our warehouse do not help us empower women! Buy a Holi Boli dress and help us sponsor more rural village ladies in India to learn to sew and for us empower women into meaningful work. Independence Day is about freedom - freedom comes through empowerment! Come and have a look at some of our beautiful dresses that have been dramatically reduced to clear them out of our warehouse. http://w...
Another awesome class of graduates from the Holi Boli Sewing Centre. We teach stitching, pattern making and designing to students. Most of them take these new skills and get work. We even get to hire a few of them at Holi Boli for our clothing manufacture side.
Graduates of December 2018
The course runs for 4 months. The students learn the very basics such as cutting with scissors and threading...
Back to work - YES! Love all these beautiful fabrics
We all have arrived back at Holi Boli after a hot summer ready to work. It is still too hot but the rainy season is starting. The beginning of the monsoons makes life muggy as the rain initially adds wet to the hot. However, the rain promises cooler days ahead so it seems to lift everyone's spirits. We are already down to 40 deg C / 104 deg F...
2018 January - Holi Boli Stitching School on News World Odisha.
Wow! The Holi Boli sewing school is on the News! News World Odisha have done a segment on our sewing school in their human interest section of the 6pm News on the 18th January. The film crew were a lot of fun and put all the ladies at ease. Thank you to News World Odisha for making us all famous.... at least for a few minutes! :) Small English part after 1 min 23 sec. Enjoy! :)
Holi Boli Sewing School has kicked of 2018After taking a 6 month break to head over to "Sarah the Carer's" wedding in Castor, Alberta, Canada we are back into sewing class. We have extended Holi Boli operations so the school has taken over the house at the back of Holi Boli. Awesome! All the machines have been set up, serviced and students are arriving ready to go. At Holi Boli School there is one...
See original at http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2018/jan/06/a-stitch-in-time-1744787.html A Stitch in Time
By By Soumika M Das | Published: 06th January 2018 10:00 PM |
Ana with her students at Holi BoliOn an ordinary afternoon at Malipali—a village of 250 families in Odisha’s Sambalpur district—men are out in the fields, women are busy peeling garlic cloves or chopping vegetables, with...
2017 November - We are growing! Thank you for buying Holi Boli!
More Sales = More people at Holi Boli! धन्यवाद!
Holi Boli Team: Lakshmi, Bhanumati (Back); Pramila, Asmati, Sandhya (Middle); Banita, Janaki, Sasmita (Front)
धन्यवाद /dhanyavad/ (Thank You)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! More dresses are selling so we have been able to employee more ladies from our village. That is our goal, it is a simple idea, do what I do best, make dresses, and empower women in...
Every graduation we have comes with stories from the sewing students about how they have overcome so much to learn to sew. I am always amazed and in awe of the resilience of women! These women are from village backgrounds and often travel up to 10 km/day to come to class in the 40+ temperatures. RESPECT!
Asmati (in yellow) and Ana at April 2017 Graduation
This, the moment my heart screams "YOU DID...
Another sewing class kicked off this week at the Holi Boli sewing house. They're all fairly quiet and nervous at this stage. But give them two weeks and the house will be bubbling with chatter as they realise they are in a safe happy place, where new friendships and new skills come life. A New Hope!
New class underway. All lovely ladies.
Very serious on first days. They will relax in a week or so.
An...
First it was our sisters over at the "Malipali Play and Learn" time to graduate. Two wonderful girls completed 8 months of intense and practical based training. We are so proud of these girls as they have worked very hard to gain their awards. The spend 2.5 hours with the children at the Play and Learn Centre followed by 2 hours (sometimes more) of theoretical training. Both Puja and Nimala are...
Just look at what these clever sewing students are up to! The have been at for 3 months and already the are starting to create amazing designs. They design, pattern make, cut, and stitch.
"Empowerment is a beautiful kind of Freedom!"
Learning Pattern Making
Busy, busy at sewing class. The ladies are doing so well and nearly finished working their way through the Skills/Techniques Checklist. Almost ready to start their first projects! High excitement.Click on the link to buy a 'smile' (or two or three or ten, for US$2 each) to contribute to the empowerment of women in rural India with Holi Boli. https://www.holiboli.com/products...
2016 August - India Independence Day Clearance Sale
Dresses in our warehouse do not help us empower women! Buy a Holi Boli dress and help us sponsor more rural village ladies in India to learn to sew and for us empower women into meaningful work. Independence Day is about freedom - freedom comes through empowerment! Come and have a look at some of our beautiful dresses that have been dramatically reduced to clear them out of our warehouse. http://w...
