Di and Jim Gaffney, as the founders of Textile Traders, are well-known specialists in batik and handmade textiles – initially from Indonesia but today from around the world.

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For 40 years they have been travelling, reasearching and buying textiles and related artefacts from many skilled artisans who are not only business partners, but valued friends.

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They really know their stuff, having travelled the back roads all across Asia, through ‘the Stans’ and China all the way to Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Java.

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In recent years they’ve gradually transitioned the business to the next generation of Textile Traders.

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Their son Sean now handles Textile Traders events, while pseudo-daughter Olli Moon manages the website and mail order business.

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Di and Jim are still integral to the World Textile Days team – helping organise the experts, traders and speakers at our venues around the UK. World Textile Day wouldn’t happen without them!