Tibetan Carpet Weaving

The tibetan knot is famous in the rug industry.

Tibetan carpet weaving.

It gives a new and distinctive design to the rug. It is an intensive 7 hours class. Today tibet home carpets are well known for their unique handwoven designs durable quality and award winning custom craftsmanship. Carpet making in tibet is believed to have originated centuries ago as early as 7th century a d.

The tibetan refugee self help centre was started on october 2 1959. A typical sleeping carpet measuring around 3 ft 5 ft is called a khaden. Tibetans use rugs for many purposes ranging from flooring to wall hanging to horse saddles though the most common use is as a seating carpet. Tibetan rugs are traditionally made from tibetan highland sheep s wool called changpel.

This knot is formed by looping the yarn around two warps and then further around a rod. Edwin koo zuma press. Mar 05 2009 katmandu bagmati nepal tibetan refugees face obstacles when looking for jobs in their host countries and many especially women rely on traditional crafts such as carpet weaving for their livelihood. Some aspects of.

We only make one kind the best tibetan carpets our method is based on a time honored tibetan weaving tradition a process that takes 3 to 6 months. Since 1998 we ve been successfully producing tibetan rugs ranging from contemporary designs with minimal colors to the most colorful traditionally designed originals for homes and businesses. Each step from dyeing weaving to finishing is done individually and specific to each client s requirements. Call the studio 718 855 5666 to set up a class.

Following the dramatic escape of his holiness the dalai lama during that period of mayhem thousands of our fellow countrymen leaving hearth and home fled into neighboring countries so they could live as free human beings. The tibetan knot in rug weaving. Our tibetan carpet weaving class meets on the saturday of each month from 10 am to 5pm. Tibetan weavers custom rug from nepal.

The knotting method used in tibetan rug making is different from that used in other rug making traditions worldwide. Income from this carpet factory feeds about 400 refugees. Tibetan rug making is an ancient traditional craft. In this manner a whole row of loops is created and then cut down to make a knot.