Threads Without Borders
Avni Mittal
Sophie O'Brien
Niamh Ymedji
St. Aloysius College
Cork County Council
This group wanted their outfit to highlight diversity, by combining elements from different cultures.
They gathered two saris - 12 and 20 years old (given by a group member's grandmother and aunt), a shirt, a satin blouse, a pair of shoes, and old table mat.
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This group used one of the saris to create a base dress, adding a zip at the back and gold chains for straps.
The front of the dress is embellished with a large Russian inspired embroidery motif, backed with extra fabric for strength.
The second sari was used to create a dramatic over skirt with pleats added using a sewing machine.
The belt was made using harvested fabric and beads from a traditional Filipino shirt and the beads were hand sewn into the pattern you see using gold thread.
The outfit is styled with preloved shoes decorated with leftover fabric and trim, a rose hair tie, made from fabric harvested from a satin blouse and old hair bobbin, and African inspired jewellery.
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This group looked into clothing production and how many factory workers are treated unfairly, paid very little, and forced to work in unsafe conditions.
