I have just released a series of 9 free videos on the basics of weaving kushutara on a backstrap loom.
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Category Archives: Bhutanese Techniques
New Thrima Exhibition at RTA in Thimphu, Bhutan
What a wonderful time to be visiting Bhutan! I love the thrima technique and will be there in December to see this new exhibition. Continue reading
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Videos of Kushutara weaving
I have recently enjoyed a rather clear video of kushutara weaving posted on YouTube:
It’s nice to see a close-up video of a weaver working relatively slowly. Continue reading
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My Kushutara Weaving
I forgot to photograph the kushutara designs I wove during my time in Thimphu before I packed them up to mail to Australia, but here are a couple of sections that had been photographed on the loom.
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Yathra Technique
I have not had the opportunity to weave yathra, and only the briefest opportunity to watch it being woven. Continue reading
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Other Bhutanese Looms
Frame loom for weaving yathra, Bumthang
In addition to the backstrap loom two other kinds of looms are used in Bhutan: the frame loom and the card loom. Continue reading
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Warp Preparation for Backstrap Loom
Warp preparation for the backstrap loom is done by winding the threads around a series of upright bamboo, wooden or plastic poles.
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Aikapur Technique: Supplementary Warp
The Bhutanese describe the width of these supplementary warp patterns in “legs” which are counted in the cross-hatched bars that run at right angles across the yellow and red stripes. Continue reading
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Aikapur Technique: Supplementary Weft
In this close-up, you can see how the supplementary weft threads in this type of pattern (on the green ground in this gho) are taken all the way to the rainbow stripes, and the point where they reverse direction is hidden there. Continue reading
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Thrima Technique
Thrima means “to coil” and there are several ways the Bhutanese coil the supplementary weft threads in their kushu designs. Continue reading
