Link to Project Presentation |
I have partnered with Ella Campbell and we have decided to create sustainably made bucket hats and necklaces. For the hats we will use upcycled clothing fabric. I have create our own specialized pattern to create our unique hats. The fabric will come from donated clothes and clothing from a thrift store. We are sold the hats and necklaces, and 50 % of our proceeds will went to the Maui Ocean Center to their Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Program.
The main point on why we want to create sustainable hats and jewelry is to stay away from the big manufacturing companies that use harsh chemicals and child labor. For this project I used information skills because we are learning to understand new information about big manufacturing companies, sustainable fashion, up cycled products, and how to create products from home. All of this information is mainly from research online. Our website and blog are also online, so a wide range of our project is integrating technology. We have ran into quite a few struggles along the way, such as changing our project several times due to the lack of opportunities because of covid, and changing out official project name a few times. |