Embroidery Workshop with Saheli Women

Join Saheli Women's founder Madhu Vaishnav as she leads you through an embroidery workshop!

Hand embroidery takes time, care, great attention to detail and love. Learn about Saheli Women's unique approach to ethical fashion, our experiences operating as a sustainable manufacturer, artisan practices and techniques over some chai throughout the workshop.

Co-Collaboration Saheli Women x White Label Project

Saheli Women is a female-led ethical fashion social enterprise that aims to financially empower women by providing sustainable livelihood opportunities. We produce clothing for fashion partners who strive to ethically co-create unique designs and spread awareness of ethical fashion and sustainable practices worldwide. The first studio was established by founder Madhu in 2015, with a team of five women and a start-up budget of $100. 9 years later, the organisation is thriving with two Saheli Women studios employing more than 150 village ladies. At the moment our studios in Bhikamkor and Kali Beri teach skills in handloom weaving, block printing, sewing, embroidery and natural dye techniques.

White Label Project is a concept store, community and service platform for impact-led design brands and artists from all over the world. With its first concept store and gallery space in Berlin, White Label Project aims to create a place for interculturalexchange, creative collaborations, and the celebration of global cultures. For this year's Berlin Fashion Week, Saheli Women will be presenting their newest fashion collection and give you an insight into their world.

The Workshop

Embroidery is a culturally rich technique in Rajasthan. Our female artisans are trained in both traditional Indian and Rajasthani embroidery techniques, such as shisha, rabari, zari and sindhi, as well as more contemporary embroidery techniques.

Shobha, our Embroidery Manager, is always coming up with innovative modern techniques every day and can just about embroidery anything onto garments! If you have a garment you would like to mend through embroidery, we also recommend bringing this along.

All materials are provided for you to create your own unique piece of embroidery on a cotton scarf.