Stylish reflective material brooch and earrings

The reflective material shines brightly at night. To reduce traffic accident damage, Osaka Prefectural Police Neyagawa officials are making handmade bracelets and brooches that use reflective materials, so that more people can wear them. We also hold a workshop to teach you how to make it. Preaching the importance of road safety.

It proposed by Tomoka Fukushima, General Manager of the Department of Transportation (49). There were about 970 traffic accidents in the area last year. Among them, accidents during the night account for about 30%, and there are many cases of deaths and serious injuries such as cars and pedestrians.

Many reflective materials worn by people include Tasuki and armband types with reflective tapes. Mr. Fukushima makes only things with design features such as bracelets, brooches, earrings, and straps for mobile phones. "If there is a reflector even at one point, the person who drives the car can notice," says Fukui Sadaki Traffic Manager.

Mr. Fukushima started handcrafting at a traffic safety tournament organized by the station last fall. Dr. Fukui suggested that "a fashion show using reflective materials could be held at the convention". Ms. Fukushima's mother has been teaching knitting and handicrafts for over 20 years, and Mr. Fukushima, who had helped since she was small, was confident in her dexterity.

Immersive in making prototypes for about two months before the competition. I bought clothes and yarns at a handicraft store and a 100-yen shop and thought about what kind of accessories I could make concerning an internet handicraft site. When I returned home, I borrowed my mother's wisdom.

At the convention, a fashion show held with citizens wearing handmade accessories using reflective vests and shirts using paint that reflects light. Participants raised a voice saying "It's fun to make it yourself".

The first handmade workshop was held on the 17th of this month in Neyagawa city. About 50 people participated and challenged making brooches. The woman who participated (76) smiled, saying, "It was difficult at first, but it was fun to make while talking together and I would like to put the brooch on my bag."

Handmade reflectors displayed at the reception desk, and if you wish, you can get a brooch material kit and a finished strap for free.