Essays about: "Textile Handicraft"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Textile Handicraft.

  1. 1. Sustainable and Circular Business Models: Textiles in West Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Amanda Björkdahl; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainable business models; circular economy; West Africa; ECOWAS; business model innovation; textile and clothing industry; secondhand clothing; textile waste; sustainable business model pattern taxonomy; 45 SBM patterns; modèles d affaires durables; économie circulaire; Afrique de l Ouest; CEDEAO; innovation de modèle d affaires; industrie du textile et de l habillement; vêtements d occasion; déchets textiles; taxonomie des modèles d affaires durables;

    Abstract : West Africa’s textile and clothing (T&C) industries have persevered through the decline following the economic liberalization policies in the 1980s. This thesis seeks to explore the sustainable and circular business models which exist in the West African region. READ MORE

  3. 2. WOMENʼS WOVEN WEB - Activating the Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women through Social Network Narratives

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Alvarez Díaz María Guadalupe; [2020-11-23]
    Keywords : Social Network Analysis; SNA; mixed methodologies; lexikon; SKBL; IDN; Interactive Digital Narratives; kvinnor; kvinnorörelse; kvinnohistoria; kvinnliga studier; hemslöjd; textilkonst; mönsterritare; slöjdare; 1800-talet; 1900-talet; konstnärer; formgivning; kulturhistoria; pionjärer; entreprenörer; visualiseringar; socialt nätverk; kontakt; tekniska skolor; digital humaniora; lexicon; Swedish domestic handicraft; Swedish textile art; 19th Century; 20th Century; Swedish Technical schools; pioneers; entrepreneurs; network visualizations; female studies; digital humanities;

    Abstract : When the Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women (Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon, SKBL), became freely available online, it opened the opportunity to examine and transform its text-based content in new ways. The purpose of this project is to apply and reflect on explorative visualizations of social networks as a method for presenting and analysing data from SKBL. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wall-Couture

    University essay from Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Amanda Nordblad; [2015]
    Keywords : Wallpaper; Surface Design; Textile Design; Patterns; Decoration; Texture; Surface; Foil; Flock; Digital Print;

    Abstract : Wall-Couture is a project within the textile design field, which aims to explore methods for surface design in digitally printed wallpaper. Through a practice based working method, textile after-treatment techniques have been used to manipulate digitally printed wallpaper with hand-painted motives. READ MORE

  5. 4. Needlework education and the consumer society

    University essay from Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Carl-Mikael Teglund; [2011]
    Keywords : Consumption; consumerism; the consumer revolution; Iceland; knitting; darning; mending; needlework education; consumption history; women s history; curricula interpretation;

    Abstract : The principal purpose of this essay is to research how the development of needlework education interacts and interconnects with consumption patterns. Iceland has been used as a case for this study but any country would be applicable. READ MORE

  6. 5. Managing a Business on the Bumpy Roads of Kenya : A Study about Women Entrepreneurs in the Textile Industry in Nairobi

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Textilhögskolan

    Author : Frida Lindell; Marlene Hansson; [2011]
    Keywords : women entrepreneurship; key success factors; management skills; social- and cultural context; business start-up; overcome obstacles; gender disparities; textile industry; kenya; social- och kulturell kontext; genusdiskriminering; textilindustrin; kvinnligt företagande; framgångsfaktorer; ledarskapsfärdigheter; företagsuppstart; övervinna hinder;

    Abstract : The textile industry in Kenya was once an important sector in the country but due to theliberalisation of trade and the second hand industry’s impact, the industry has declined inrecent years. The increased competition from import has boosted the costs of raw material andoutrivaled the local textile production. READ MORE