By Cherie Miot Abbanat | CEO
Haiti Projects’ artisana is committed to producing high quality handmade products, products that can compete with high end items from around the world and products that the women can be proud to create. A number of quality control procedures and trainings ensure that every item the artisans create is beautiful.. More importantly, the women, all 90, are continually trained to hone their embroideray and sewing skills as part of a professional development program. Other training programs Haiti Projects runs include financial literacy traning, health and hygine program and literacy programs.
Quality control starts with the purchase of only the highest quality materials from the US, France, Ireland, and Haiti. The fabrics and threads are measured by one of our top supervisors and then cut and then distributed to the artisan embroiderers. Once the embroidery is complete, each item must make it through a quality assurance team of 3 women. Items that make it through the team are then sent to be washed and ironed and then returned for a final look by the quality assurance team.
After years of examining workmanship the women know what to look for- loose threads, incorrect measurements, and little marks. Ella, who leads the team, says that quality control is important to ensure that the work will be respected.
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