Sujatha Vasant Rao

I am a dedicated teacher providing practical training online (through Skype) in Tailoring, Hand Embroidery and Fabric Painting. She has over 19 years of one to one teaching in Tailoring, Dress Making, all types of Hand Embroidery and Fabric Painting.
Graduate from the University of Mysore moved to Besant Nagar in the year 1985. She did her diploma in Fashion Design and Dress Making from SCS Kothari Academy for Women in Kilpauk, Chennai.

Managing both home and promoting her hobby was a very challenging task that she successfully accomplished. She has earned appreciation for the method of teaching, lesson plans and instructional materials used in teaching diverse subjects(tailoring, hand embroidery and fabric painting).
Has popularized the use of ethnic embroidery such as Kutch, Kasuti, Kantha, Chikan, Freestyle, Phulkari, Spanish Black, Zardosi, Mirror Work and many other embroidery stitches on sarees and other dress materials. She has developed innovative approaches to teaching the crafts that helped the students get a practical knowledge of combining tailoring, embroidery and fabric painting. A number of her students have ventured on their own and are commercially using this knowledge.

Has conducted workshops on embroidery/handicrafts on Doordarshan (Podhigai TV) and Dakshin Chitra, Chennai. She has also been invited as a Judge for various handicraft/ embroidery activities conducted in local schools and charitable organizations. She can communicate effectively in four languages – Tamil, Kannada, English and Hindi.

A woman entrepreneur from Besant Nagar, Chennai is adopting the modern day technologies to teach students at their convenience at home through online training tools. All the student needs is to have is a Computer, Web camera and internet connection. Many economically backward students have benefited from her teaching and started tailoring units commercially to increase their household income.