The traditional Iranian method of washing rugs and carpets fresh off the loom is to take them to the local river. Here it seems to
A modern misconception is that handmade oriental rugs are fragile, this is not the case.
Note: never have your handmade rug dry cleaned, this removed the lanolin in the wool which shortens its life.
In my many trips and time with the Tibetan in India, Nepal, and Tibet I never saw anger or sadness with any of the monks.
Traditionally, it is made from special tea leaves, yak butter, water, and salt. Since butter is the main ingredient, butter tea provides plenty of caloric energy and is particularly suited to
The prayer wheels they are holding is a hollow cylinder containing many hand-written prayers on a roll of rice paper mounted on a handle. When
I met this Tibetan Refugee in India. He escaped the Chinese invasion of Tibet with the rugs pictured. I purchased these two rugs from him
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