By Ram Bodicherla | Project Leader
Robinsville Innovation 4-H Club mentors and leaders continued to conduct weekly Zoom Meetings with the Artisans team in India. We demonstrated how to make screen printing work using cricut stensils which made Artisans to quickly produce screen print work. In order to achive multi color screen and detailed screen priting work, we decided to teach screen burning screen priting skill to the artisans. We orders screen printing kits and experimented screen making and printing work. Our trainer artisans gained knowledge in short peoriod of time and able to adopt the skill quickly in their product line. Trainer Artisans gained advanced skills in designing screen printing art work and making sreens using cricut and screen burning techniques to improve the productivity.
We added professional grade screen printing equipments and tools to the Innovation Lab where artisans can easily make multicolor screen printing work and make use of these equipments in their product line.
Trainer Artisans associated with RDT Disability Inclusive Development School and committed to teach and conduct free hands-on workshop sessions to the students. Innovation Lab is using for students as skill development center for students where they can learn DIY product lines and make use of lab eqipments to make new products.
Artisans made new products using cricut with paper based crafts and leadther bases jewellary items, products are showcased in local events and received good feedback..
Robbinsville innovation 4-H Club is researching in making large scale screen printing film, mesh and make use of natural plant based eco friendly Kalamkari colors for screen printing.
Expenses
Purchased the following screen printing tools and eqipments for the Innovation Lab for screen printing project that the Artisans will be working on.
Grand Total $700
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