Announcement of the Project “Promoting Women’s Innovation and Creativity in the Market” in KUMANOVO
🧵🪡 Are you ready to transform your passion for embroidery, knitting, sewing, and weaving into a thriving business? Join our dynamic program that delves into the intricacies of these trades, improves your manual skills, and introduces you to basic entrepreneurial strategies.
🧶 We invite 24 participants from Kumanovo to this unique opportunity. Under the expert mentorship
of professors from SOU “Pero Nakov” and in collaboration with renowned fashion designer Irina Tosheva, this program is intended for those eager to learn and determined to stand out in the competitive labor market.
🦺 The project in Kumanovo starts on May 20, 2024, with a training course entitled “With Manual Skills to Your Own Business” and lasts until the final event, the DMWC Bazaar “In the Rhythm of Macedonian Crafts and Creations,” on December 14, 2024.
Contact person:
fashion designer Irina Tosheva at thedesigner@irinatosheva.com
The training “With Manual Skills (Knitting, Sewing, Embroidery, Weaving) to Own Business” is part of the project “Promoting Women’s Innovation and Creativity in the Market”, conducted by the 🇲🇰 Dobredojde Macedonia Welcome Center with the support of the 🇸🇮 Slovenian Embassy in Skopje/Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia.
LOOM WEAVING WORKSHOP IN KUMANOVO
We had an amazing weaving workshop with Mr. Damjan Ristovski and 24 talented students from SOU “Pero Nakov”!
After a thorough demonstration of the loom and all the preparations, each student got hands-on experience with weaving. We explored working with wool and various textile materials, and some students even created fantastic patterns on hand frames. The excitement and interest were incredible!
The workshop “Reviving the loom weaving tradition” is part of the project “Platform for female family entrepreneurship” implemented by Dobredojde Macedonia Welcome Center, with the support of the Slovenian Embassy Skopje/Амбасада на Република Словенија 🇸🇮🇲🇰
THE PROCESS OF WEAVING
The weaving process is not simple; it is divided into several stages: warping, winding, threading, healding, and weaving. The first stage, warping, is fundamental and indispensable for further progress. In the past, villages had a few skilled women called upon to prepare the warp for weaving.
This is where the entire secret of weaving lies.
The subsequent stages are equally important, namely winding the warp onto the back beam, threading it through the healds, and the reed using the shed created during warping. There are two types of weaving: plain weaving or weaving with just two threads, and twill weaving, or weaving with four threads. Typically, fabrics and aprons were woven with two threads, while woolen materials and some sashes were woven with four threads. Plain weaving is simpler, while twill weaving is considered more complex.
Once the warp is threaded through the reed, it is tied to the front beam, and the weaving begins.
LEARNING HOW TO RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS
The seminar 'With manual skills to your own business” was held in SOU "Pero Nakov" Kumanovo, where fashion designer Irina Tosheva shared invaluable insights from her years of experience building and running her own business. Various marketing examples and interesting ways of promoting products were shown and discussed.
What the girls from the "Pero Nakov" Secondary School in Kumanovo said 😊
The mentors of the project in Kumanovo, in addition to Irina Tosheva, are professors Viktorija Vasilevska, Frosina Mitkovska Cvetkovska, Erzana Beluli, and Sedat Duraku.
Slovenian Embassy Skopje/Амбасада на Република Slovenija
Dobredojde Macedonia Welcome Centre Irina Tosheva
📆 Training: "Brand Management and Marketing Strategy for Small Businesses" Kumanovo
The training session, led by B.Sc. economist Sofia Janeva, is designed to empower small business owners with strategies to harness the power of social media platforms for the growth and success of their ventures. The seminar’s goal is to help participants enhance their social media presence and boost product sales effectively.
📌 This initiative is proudly supported by the Slovenian Embassy Skopje/Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in collaboration with the Dobredojde Macedonia Welcome Center.
📝 Through this seminar, participants will:
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Learn how to increase brand visibility using social media.
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Develop effective marketing strategies tailored to their businesses.
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Receive practical tips to optimize their social media profiles, ensuring better engagement and measurable results.
This training marks a significant step in equipping small businesses with the tools they need to succeed in a competitive digital landscape.
#SmallBusinessGrowth #SocialMediaMarketing #BrandManagement #Entrepreneurship #SlovenianEmbassySupport
