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
New Thrima Exhibition at RTA in Thimphu, Bhutan
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Category Archives: Kushutara
Bhutan: Transforming Traditions
I recently encountered a Bhutanese kira that is unlike any other I have seen. The weaver has pushed the boundaries both literally and figuratively. Continue reading
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Bhutan: Royal Textile Academy Fashion Show
Recently I enjoyed browsing through the sumptuous kushutara brocades paraded down the catwalk at the Window to Woven Dreams fashion show held at the opening of the new Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan. Continue reading
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Article in Hand/Eye Magazine
My article, From the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon: The Textile Jewels of Bhutan, was published in Hand/Eye Magazine. Check it out at
http://handeyemagazine.com/content/kingdom-thunder-dragon
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My Kushutara Samples
A short break in Australia has given me a chance to catch up with the contents of parcels mailed home. Here are some clearer photos of the kushutara samples I wove in Bhutan. Continue reading
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Jetsun Pema’s kira looks familiar…
Looking at this photo in Yeewong magazine of Bhutan’s royal couple meeting with the Indian PM, Jetsun Pema’s kira seemed very familiar.
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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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Goenpaka: Kushutara
A stiff 3-hour walk up the hill from Khoma (1000m higher) brought us to Goenpaka, where the standard of kushutara weaving is even higher. Here the weavers’ skills are so highly valued that they are completely spared from working in the fields, and can weave throughout the day and into the evening.
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Khoma: Kushutara
I had the great joy of spending 5 days in the village of Khoma in Lhuentse, Eastern Bhutan, the area famed for weaving kushutara.
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Paro Tsechu: Kushutara Kiras
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Tsechu (festival) time is heaven for a textile voyeur like me. Everyone wears their finest clothes, and in Paro that meant the opportunity to see many especially fine kushutara kiras on the women. Continue reading
