DESIGN AND DEVELOPMNENT OF

KIDS WEAR USING

ETHIOPIAN ASTRONOMY CIVILIZATION
BY CULTURAL
ELEMENT

By
mestawet argaw
haymanot ali
hiwot bezabeh
helen shumay
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Background Problem Objective of Litreature
study statement research review

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Methods
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methodolo
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 Background study
• kids' clothing is clothing for children who
have not yet grown to full height. Children's
clothing is often more casual than adult
clothing

• Fabric choices, openings and fastenings, fit

and ease, trimmings used are all major
considerations when designing children's
wear.
• The Ethiopians were the first who invented the
science of stars, and gave names to the planets, not
at random and without meaning,

• Designing with cultural concepts, embodied with symbolic

cultural meanings can aid civitalization.
 Problem statement

•Ethiopia is the first who invented the science of stars, while other
countries are using it as their own creation and there are some
international and well known movies are made based on the past
civilization of Ethiopia however; there have been no astronomical
costumes before in Ethiopia.
 Objectives of the
research

To design and develop a new kids wear inspired by our ancestor

astronomical study
To create new decorative designs clothes for
children's

To increase their awareness

To create designs
using motifs
 Benefit and beneficiaries
•Benefits
 Maximize usage of local materials

 Maximize kids market in Ethiopia

 To develop kids knowledge.

 The new generation to know about their past civilization and to use it for their future.

 To develop new and different embroidery patterns which also have meanings.

•1.6 Beneficiaries
 Government.
 KIOT
 Users (Kids)
 Parents
 Researchers.
 Litreature review
Lucian’s book on astrology said “ethiopia was the first invented
in science and give names to the stars”

Thus the Ethiopian of Thebes named stars of inundation, or

Aquarius, those stars under which the Nile began to overflow
constellation
Time astrology aligned with the fashion run way
astronomy on children’s wear
Methods and
methodology

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Work plan
 Financial requirement
Item Quantity Unit price Total price (birr)

Paper A4 1 170 170

Printing 100Pgs 1.00 100

Photo copy 100Pgs 1.00 100

Sub total 370

Item Quantity Unit price Total price (birr)

Main fabrics 8m traditional shema 1000

fabrics 500

8m lining fabric 400

50
8m inter lining fabric
240
30
Apparel 10m hard metal head 10 100
accessories zipper

½ dozen snap button 400 200

3con stitch thread

60 180
8m fussing

20 160
Sub total 2280
Item
Cont.. Tasks to be Quantity Total price (birr)
accomplish
Meeting with partner Data collection
in addis abeba Checking kids market 5 days 1000
Transportation, food,
coffee, tea,
Telephone expense Website checking 10 days
Communicating with 600
partner
Sub total 1600

Types of cost Expense amount in birr

Miscellaneous expense 370
cost of raw material 1000
Cost of other material 381
Cost of field stay 1600
Sub total 3351
Thank you