The process

The Himalayan wool is trekked by yaks over the Himalayas to our weaving facility in Nepal where it is hand-washed. The wool is then allowed to air dry before the process of hand carding begins.

There is gentle combing of the wool to untangle and straighten the fibers to align them for hand spinning. To assure high standard of quality, wool is hand sheared; fibers are combed with handmade carding tools.

The wool is then spun into yarn by hand in an ancient tradition which gives the yarn its textured, uneven appearance coveted by carpet connoisseurs.

The yarn is then hand dyed in small batches to assure proper absorption using vegetable dyes or environment free natural dyes.

Our master weavers then put to use their artistic gifts to create the masterpieces of today and the heirlooms of tomorrow.  

Tibetan rugs are woven on a loom, with strands of wool or cotton called warps stretched from beam to beam (top to bottom). The weaver makes horizontal rows called wefts, weaving in and out between the warps.

We use pure Himalayan Wool yarn washed, cared and spun by hand. This gives the face of these rugs a wonderful depth and richness achieved through subtle variation of color and texture. They are characteristically flexible, strong, lustrous, and springy. Himalayan sheep are famous for their long hair and it is ideal for making rugs because it is very lustrous, strong, springy and of high tensile strength.