India's traditional exquisite colorful prints on shimmering silk has enticed and enraptured the West since earlier times and now the Central Silk Technological Research Institute (CSTRI) has embarked on the path to further improve the traditional design.
The workshop is an endeavour by the silk industry is to create and incorporate these improved designs to enhance the product, especially for exporters.
CSTRI Director T.H. Somashekar informed that the workshop aims at artisans and exporters interaction for understanding each others view point for mutual growth and creation of new designs suitable for silk fabrics. It also contemplates using demonstration to develop a new range of value added silk products, he added.