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HAND-KNOTTED NEPALESE-TIBETAN RUGS How they are Made January 2010

HAND-KNOTTED NEPALESE-TIBETAN RUGS How they are Made January 2010. www.jacarandacarpets.com. Fibres. From fine quality wool from the high plateaux of Tibet and from Chinese silk. Wool is hand-washed at the river. Carding - The fibres are straightened and foreign particles and dirt removed.

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HAND-KNOTTED NEPALESE-TIBETAN RUGS How they are Made January 2010

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  1. HAND-KNOTTED NEPALESE-TIBETAN RUGS How they are Made January 2010 www.jacarandacarpets.com

  2. Fibres From fine quality wool from the high plateaux of Tibet and from Chinese silk

  3. Wool is hand-washed at the river

  4. Carding - The fibres are straightened and foreign particles and dirt removed

  5. Hand spinning creates the best yarn for rugs ensuring elasticity and strength

  6. Dyeing Especially when colour-matching small yarn quantities for individual rugs and customers Traditional small batch dying methods are commonly used

  7. Weavingis done on a vertical loom using traditional Nepalese -Tibetan knotting techniques

  8. The rug design is attached to the loom and the weavers follow it by eye, counting knots as they weave

  9. Trimming The design & pattern is carved out by scissorsfrom the woven rugs

  10. The rugs are then washed, stretched and dried in the sun

  11. HAND-KNOTTED NEPALESE-TIBETAN RUGS Design Decisions www.jacarandacarpets.com

  12. Size and shape • Any size is possible • Larger sizes take longer and cost more • Most orders are rectangular, but other shapes are possible • For the purposes of the Goodweave competition the winning design will be reproduced at 140 x 200cm and the runners up at 120 x 180cm

  13. Design • Follow the brief • Use the mood board provided • Remember that simple designs can be very effective • Very intricate details may be lost in the knotting process

  14. Colours can be matched to pantones, paint or fabric samples. For this competition you can specify up to 8 colours per entry

  15. Knots/inch2 This is quite literally the number of knots that the weavers make in each square inch of rug. For this competition you may choose between 60 knots/inch2 (pictured above) or the finer 100 knots/inch2 (below). The number of knots/inch2 must remain the same across the entire rug

  16. For Texture, choose Velvet (left) or Cut/loop (right)

  17. Fibre - Rugs are regularly knotted from Tibetan wool and Chinese silk For this competition, up to 50% of the design may be in silk

  18. Silk motifs or design elements on a wool background can be particularly effective

  19. Pile can be trimmed to different heights. Design elements can be trimmed flush (left) or high/low (right)

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