Organisers & Hosts: Pom Stanley & Trish Bould

Cost / Costiau: £12 /per person

A unique chance to attend a lac dyeing demonstration and talk by Shamji Vankar Vishram Valji master weaver from Bhujodi, Gujarat on Wednessday, 30 September at Tecstiliau CBC. During the afternoon session, Shamji will speak and demonstrate the lac dyeing processes as a weaver in Bhujodi, Gujerat, India. Shamji, a member of a long line of weavers, is also an entrepreneur and designer who works nationally and internationally. Shamji Vankar Vishram Valji was a National Craft Awardee in 2005.

A brief introduction to Shamji and his community can be found via the link below:

Master Weaver Shamji Vishram: https://www.raniandreine.com/blogs/news/the-weavers-of-bhujodi?srsltid=AfmBOopYAxKjRmXpQi7wFsf0nV-45q8mQeNg07W6cOO1uXOAmxyCAfBc

There will also be an opportunity to purchase heritage cloths.