The Yarn Club is an initiative by Apparao Galleries to provide a
platform for textile enthusiast, collectors, designers to gather, share and
increase their knowledge and love for textiles. The club was inaugurated by a
talk by Jean Francois - Lesage in May. A talk by renowned designer and writer
Laila Tyabji was held on Friday 21st September at Apparao Galleries, Wallace
Gardens 3rd Street, Nungambakkam. Laila Tyabji is a designer, writer and
founder member and Chairperson of DASTKAR, a Society for Crafts & Crafts
people. She has worked in the craft and development sector since 1978. She received the Padma Shri for her work in
2012.
In 2003, Laila was the recipient of the AID TO ARTISANS Preservation of Craft
Award in New York – the 2nd-ever recipient and first Asian.DASTKAR is a
national NGO providing a variety of support services to traditional artisans -
including training, credit, product development, design and marketing.
Established in 1981, its objective is to help craftspeople (India’s second
largest employment sector) regain their place in the economic mainstream.
Helping
craftspeople, especially women, learn to use their own inherent skills as a
means of employment, earning and independence is the crux of the DASTKAR
programme. Laila Tyabji writes and speaks regularly on craft, design and social
issues. Her book THREADS & VOICES – Behind the Indian Textile Tradition was
published by March in 2007.
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