1. Wool Sorting & Washing:

Tibetan wool is sorted to pick out foreign material and other form of dirt to ensure quality product. The wool is then properly washed to remove excess fats and wax.

2. Wool Carding:

Wool is carded to produce slivers for spinning yarn. Like wool sorting and washing carding is also done by hand with the help of unique hand carding traditional tools.

3. Spinning:

From the carded wool yarn is spun by hand on simple traditional spinning wheels. Our expert spinners can spin yarn for various thickness of yarn for various carpet qualities of knots.

4. Dyeing:

The natural white yarn is then dyed according to the desired color with pot or machine dye as required. Dyeing is carried out manually using vegetable dyes. But for better dye quality, color fastness and broader color ranges we also use Swiss Chrome synthetic dyes.

5. Weaving

Carpet weaving basically involves knotting woolen yarn in to cotton warp which is carefully fixed on a loom. As a skillful knotting activity, it is performed with the help of an iron rod. Design graphs and sketches are used to incorporate the carpet design into the knotting process. The process involves highly developed skills of craftsmanship.

6. Carving/Trimming:

After weaving the entire surface of a carpet is clipped with special clipping scissors to give the carpet a luxurious look. The designs and motifs are carved out with scissors on clients requirement.

7. Washing::

Right after trimming and clipping, the carpets are washed as part of finishing process to remove dirt and dust and to give them a lively look. Carpets are washed manually maintaining an eco-friendly environment.

8. Stretching::

Since the carpet shrinks after washing and drying the carpet is stretched on a special stretching frame to meet the specified dimensions. The carpet is thoroughly checked to make sure it is aligned, and meets the specified size.

9. Finishing:

One final checking of the rugs are done and packed as a bale wrapped with thick burlap so that the rugs will be safe in transit and shipped to the destination.

Please visit our Tibetan Rug page for more information on ordering.