Meeki Ki Mekhla

“I weave your name on the loom of my mind, to clean and soften ten
thousand threads and to comb the twists and knots of my thoughts…”

From Saint Kabir…on intricacies of life similar to woven fabric

NAGALAND

Having spent considerable time in many states of North East India and
especially in Nagaland, I have always felt the need to contribute my bit to
social and economic upliftment of tribal women of this region who are
mainstay of craft activity in this belt. Handicraft and Weaving has always
been the way of life of these people and is closely associated with culture
and traditions of Naga people. Varying motifs, colour and patterns have
symbolic meaning, closely associated with tribal people and their identity.
As asserted by Tabitha Trumy of Indigenous Sisters Heirloom Heritage
(ISHH) “Our folklore and traditions are written in out attires and it is the
women who are the keepers of these legends”

PUNCH NEEDLE

WHAT IS PUNCH NEEDLE CRAFT

Punch Needle Craft is a form of Craft which uses A Cloth base,  thread and A Needle customized to weave on the Cloth. Therefore this art form of weaving and is also known as punch needle embroidery or punch needle rug weaving.

  HOW DO WE DO PUNCH NEEDLE CRAFT

To do Punch needle Craft, weaver or artist has to make use of a tool which is in form of hollow needle. This needle is used to punch loops of wool warn through holes in a cloth and create desired designs. The cloth used generally has a woven foundation and is called casement cloth. The designs are formed due to use of various coloured threads woven in a pattern, the outline of  which can be drawn in advance on the cloth by the weaver or artist.

OTHER NAMES OF PUNCH NEEDLE CRAFT

• Creative Embroidery
• Punch Needle Embroidery
• Needle Punching
• Punch Needle Rug Hooking

 

ITEMS NEEDED FOR PUNCH NEEDLE CRAFT

• Casement Cloth
• Wool or Thread
• Hollow Punch Needle 
• Carbon design or hand drawn pattern or outline design on Paper or Cloth
• A round frame of suitable size to holdfast Cloth or square frame with fastening Board pins

POPULAR ITEMS MADE OUT OF PUNCH NEEDLE TECHNIQUE

• Wall Hangings
• Pillow Designs
• Rugs
• Home Decor Items

SITES OFFERING TUTORIAL ON PUNCH NEEDLE ART OR CRAFT

https://sarahmaker.com/how-to-punch-needle/

https://manitoumade.com/shop/experiences/classes/tapestry-weaving-copy/

https://www.wikihow.com/Needle-Punch

My Journey of Learning Digital Marketing

Do you need to Learn about Digital Marketing?

Digital marketing is the widely heard term these days. Whether it is big corporates or small scale business,  students or young professionals, everyone understands need of digital marketing to boost their profession and earn. So its better that one takes an early decision to learn about Digital Marketing.

When did I decided to learn about Digital Marketing?

There could be several reasons which can prompt you to learn about Digital marketing. In my case , it was obviously the advantages of Digital marketing which helped me to make up my mind. And its obvious that promotion by Digital Marketing teaching institutes were successful in promoting the advantages of Digital marketing through various methods. These are the same I am going to discuss today in my Blog.

What are the benefits of Digital marketing and What does learning about Digital Marketing includes?

There are numerous advantages of Digital marketing which have been experienced by all strata of population. These are listed below. They may be applicable in varying degree as per various user taking advantage of Digital Marketing. Top 10 advantages of Digital marketing are as below.

• Reach a large number of audience online and improved visibility
• Advertising can be targeted to audience
• Cost effectiveness vis a vis traditional marketing
• Results can be analyzed and measured
• Increased customer engagement and faith
• Improved customer insight
• Greater options and flexibility to user

Apart from above there are numerous advantages which are specific to the type of business or requirements. This will lead to another part of my Journey as to what all does Digital marketing involves?

Who can become Digital marketer and what all modules are there in learning Digital Marketing?

Digital Marketing can be taken up by anyone be it College Students, Business professionals, Housewives, career switchers or job seekers. Various Institutes offer several programs to user by taking into account there specific needs and their uptake level. The programs offered by institutes will range from Basic to advanced or custom made program. 

Some of the important modules which are popular and are basic while learning Digital marketing are as below.

• Logo Designing

• Video Editing

• Image Editing

• SEM

• SCO

• Mobile Marketing

• Social Media Marketing

So don't wait any further. Don't debate if you need it or not. you will certainly fall in one of the category. Learn Digital marketing today onwards.