Please enjoy a peek into the 2017 Textile Tour of Bhutan. Continue reading
Textile Tour of Bhutan Nov-Dec 2017 Highlights
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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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Textile Tour of Bhutan March 2016: (some of) what we got up to!
The Textile Traditions of Bhutan tour 2016 has come to an end in Bhutan, but the memories and insights continue to be processed as guests return home. I am hearing from some that they are now reluctant to wash textiles purchased from nomads as their smell of wood smoke evokes Bhutan so strongly. Here is a little of what we got up to… Continue reading
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Kathmandu: Bhutanese-style weaving
I was intrigued to find Bhutanese yathra-style jackets for sale in Kathmandu. Enquiring of the shopkeeper, I was told that they are woven further out in the Kathmandu valley by ethnic Nepalis, not Bhutanese immigrants.
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Yathra for Winter
As I travelled to Phobjika in November, the cold weather was prompting the wearing of Yathra garments. Continue reading
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Bhutanese Purchases So Far…
Kushutara pieces are expensive because they are so labour intensive, so I have purchased only one large piece. The remainder of my “collection” is in the more affordable form of the photographs on the other pages of this website. Continue reading
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Bumthang: Yathra
The Bumthang area of Central Bhutan is famed for supplementary-weft work in wool. Continue reading
