The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Aklan will conduct a SKILLS TRAINING ON TUTSUKA EMBROIDERY in coordination with technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) – Aklan and Aklan Piña Manufacturers and Traders Association, Inc. (Aklan Piña Man-Tra, Inc. This training will be held on 17 – 21 February 2006 at Dela Cruz Compound, Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan. Target participants are loomweaving firms.
The training aims to:
- train out-of-school youth and idle adults on “tutsuka embroidery (Japanese hand embroidery) utilizing loomwoven materials (abaca, piña, raffia);
- to introduce new technique on hand embroidery and develop new products; and
- to create pool of “tutsuka” embroiders.
Registration fee for Aklan Piña Members is P450.000 and P500.00 for non members. The fee covers lunch and sewing kit.
However, participants are requested to bring their own snacks and bastedor.
For additional information, please contact Ms. India D. Legaspi of Heritage Arts & Crafts at tel. Nos. 268-7649/500-8183. Ms. Slmy N. Beltran of HAMPCO at tel. nos. 268-6880/262-4388 and/or ms. Philomena T. Valencia of DTI-Aklan at tel.nos. 286-3405/268-5280. /MP
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