Tibetan Carpet Weaving

Tibetan rugs are traditionally made from tibetan highland sheep s wool called changpel.

Tibetan carpet weaving.

Today tibet home carpets are well known for their unique handwoven designs durable quality and award winning custom craftsmanship. 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. 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. Our tibetan carpet weaving class meets on the saturday of each month from 10 am to 5pm.

Call the studio 718 855 5666 to set up a class. Tibetan weavers pvt ltd is reliable manufacturer and supplier of tibetan rug nepal rug and hand knotted rug. Company is specilist of waving tibetan handmade carpet. 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.

In this manner a whole row of loops is created and then cut down to make a knot. Each step from dyeing weaving to finishing is done individually and specific to each client s requirements. The tibetan loom and materials are included with the class fee. Edwin koo zuma press.

A typical sleeping carpet measuring around 3 ft 5 ft is called a khaden. Carpet making in tibet is believed to have originated centuries ago as early as 7th century a d. Income from this carpet factory feeds about 400 refugees. This knot is formed by looping the yarn around two warps and then further around a rod.

The tibetan knot is famous in the rug industry. The knotting method used in tibetan rug making is different from that used in other rug making traditions worldwide. Tibetan rug making is an ancient traditional craft. It is an intensive 7 hours class.

The tibetan refugee self help centre was started on october 2 1959. It gives a new and distinctive design to the rug. The tibetan knot in rug weaving. 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.