I had the great joy of spending 5 days in the village of Khoma in Lhuentse, Eastern Bhutan, the area famed for weaving kushutara.

Ama Karma taught me more about warping and weaving techniques, and I spent hours watching expert weavers on verandahs and in purpose-built open-air (therefore well-lit) lofts equipped with several looms that lent themselves to socialising while working.

Weaving is so integral to daily life here, that a few loom frames are built into a verandah when each home is constructed.

Very traditional kushutara colours and motifs

Norbu Lhaden draped with a piece she designed