What are Tibetan carpets?
Tibetan carpets are one of many traditional crafts from the ancient kingdom of Tibet. This country covers a large line of land containing the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau. Praing India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Numerous Chinese Province. The region has a long history, starting with the culture of Zhang Zhang and Bon religion, but is well known for Buddhism and the Dalai Lama. The production is based on traditions passed over for thousands of years. These traditions are often based on weaving and knots techniques that use wooden frames. The yarn or wool is looping around the rod and then cutting. This produces a thicker pile than many other types of carpets. Since then, most of the Tibetan carpets, although they are still made in traditional fashion, are produced in Nepal. Lhasa streets have many local carpent stores that provide locals and tourists. The rugs are designed as art and functional objects. Due to their hand -woven nature, they are considered to be a high quality object and a mohou to be expensive.
Modern technology has enabled designers e-mail or fax designs from anywhere in the world to factories based on Kathmandu. These manually or computer designs can then be turned into a new carpet. This made it possible to change patterns in Tibetan carpets, although traditional ones remain popular.
There are many uses for Tibetan carpets. Khaden carpet can be used as a sleeping carpet. Others can be hung on walls or use on floors. Other popular rug -shaped styles include the tiger carpets and rugs Wangden.
tiger carpets are not made of tigers, even if they can be created to resemble them. They are made of Changpel like all other Tibetan carpets. Such carpets can be designed to look realistic or to be more abstract. The tiger carpets are associated with tantric meditation and Buddhist llamas. Many of them have been donated by Buddhist MonumentŠters as gifts.
The Wangden carpet has a looser link and a stronger pile than many other types of Tibetan carpet. Shaggy fringes are also popular with Wangden style. The intended purpose of the Wangden carpet was to be a sitting mat or carpet for monks in monasteries. They have become less popular in monasteries and are usually sold for home use or tourists.