30 complete design & technical development of carpet weaving course

GANGTOK, 01 Dec: Thirty trainees completed a 15-day “Design and Technical Development Workshop on Carpet Weaving” at the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom [DHH] complex here on 29 November.

West Sikkim ladies trained on carpet design and development

GANGTOK, 29 June: Ninety ladies, thirty each from the villages of Ribdi, Chamba Gaon and Okhrey in West Sikkim, have completed an intensive 300-hour training on Carpet Design and Development held in their respective villages earlier this month.
The training, sponsored by the Ministry of Medium and Small Enterprises, GoI, under its Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme, was conducted by Gangtok-based DoCo Textiles & Handloom.
With Sonam Choden and Passang Tshering Dorjee of DoCo Textiles and Handloom as the main resource persons, the trainees, all from the Scheduled Tribes community, had Nim Doma Sherpa, Zemang Sherpa and Pem Diki Tamang as assistant trainers.

Artisans at Okhrey Carpet Cluster receive design sensitization

GANGTOK, 26 May: A “Design Sensitization Workshop” was organized for the artisans of Okhrey Carpet Cluster on 25 May at State Institute of Capacity Building, Karfectar, South Sikkim which was attended by thirty (30) artisans.
Part of the ‘Design Clinic Scheme for MSMEs’, a scheme of Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise, Government of India, the workshop was organized by Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, Guwahati in collaboration with National Institute of Design, informs a press release.