Rugs made from Himalayan wool actually grow more beautiful as time passes by, developing a silk-like sheen with age and use. The Himalayan after shearing by hand first cleaned and carded, then spun by hand into yarn that will become a rug. Dyeing
After the wool has been spun, it is dyed according to the colors required in the designs. This important part of the rug-making process is, in itself, a highly developed craft. Since ages, Tibetan dye masters have learned a deep knowledge of the natural materials that could be used to create dyes for the rich palette of colors for the demanding rug market. Natural herbal plants included indigo, mulberry, saffron, turmeric, rhubarb root, walnuts, camellia tea, and many more. These days chemical dyes are increasingly used in dyeing yarns. Fortunately, chemical dyes have come a long way and when used properly, they dyes are almost completely absorbed into the wool, are color-fast and leaving very few residuals in the waste water.
Weaving
After preparing dyed yarns, the weaving process can begin. Tibetan rugs are woven on simple vertical looms on which the warp (the vertical threads that form part of the skeleton of the rug, usually cotton) is wound.
