Sewing Machines

Usha International, in collaboration with IMG Reliance, marks the inception of the sustainable fashion label Usha Silai. The brand is an outcome of the reasserting commitment of Usha’s Silai Schools, a community based initiative that reaches out to women from remote villages across the country.

Label Usha Silai will create a platform that showcases the work of these local women from Usha Silai Schools from four identified creative hubs in Rajasthan, Bengal, Gujarat and Puducherry. The brand will work at several dimensions producing unique pieces that have the essence of the region. The collection will bear the credits of the rural women workers. 

The ensembles are created by trained rural women and crafted to perfection under the mentorship of designers like Amit Vijaya and Richard Pandav, Sayantan Sarkar, Soham Dave and Sreejith Jeevan. The garments produced will be of high quality and will carry the ethos of these regions.

1% of every sale contributes to women empowerment

Your contribution touches the lives of rural women in Usha Silai Schools enabling them to improve their lives and stitch happiness for themselves and their families.

A community based initiative, Usha’s Silai Schools aim at empowering women by imparting sewing skills as well as providing them with sewing machines to earn their livelihood. Usha is committed to the development and strengthening of skills and capabilities of rural women so that they can engage themselves with various self employment and income generating initiatives. Hence the Silai Schools are playing the role of a catalyst in the transformation of the lives of women by giving them opportunities to hone their capabilities in sewing and stitching. Presently 14,348 Silai Schools across India have helped women entrepreneurs augment their income without leaving their households. Silai Schools have helped women evolve as decision makers and change agents within the household and the villages.

Visit us at: http://www.ushasilaischool.com

Usha Sewing Schools – A Platform to express and enhance your creativity

Usha Sewing School is a place where one can learn various sewing skills from construction of garments, making home and fashion accessories to embellishing an existing garment. It has contemporary, well-structured curriculum and course books, designed by professionals in the industry. The schools cover both theoretical as well as practical training to provide students with a thorough knowledge base. Usha Sewing School courses are run by formally trained teachers. The courses cater to all age groups with exciting offerings for young teenagers, homemakers, working professionals, boutique owners, new learners to name a few.