One of the welfare centres has successfully experimented wit dying the yarn first for ils looms and saving the farmer the middlemen's profit. Thus by introducing better zooms, better technique and vetter organiza. tion the centre Is, trying to give the farmer. and his wife an opportunity jo prompt from their own efforts.
Besides weaving cloth and towels, knitting socks and tailoring have been popular with the country women, It very strange that the Kiangs! woman does not know how to make her own clothing and that of her family. Inevitably a tailor is invited for sewing and, according to local standard his wage of 25 cents " day plus f004, is good pay. According to the experience of the first seven contres, where home industries have been staried, this work has proved itself fan. entering wedge for women's educational work. In many eases 10 Induce them to attend a literacy class indeed an uphill work but. all village women are happy to bring their sewing to the centre to male their own clothing or their children Students of women adult classes are often enlisted in the work on home Industries and vice versa. This is, algo true In the case of those who re sent from ce-operation societies. As soon as the latter complete their apprenticeship, they may start 9 cooperative enterprise by borrowing supply ce-operative society. also able to sell the manufactured arti for them. When home industries are thus assisted by education one cooperation, their benefit to the farmer and big family increases tremendous:
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