(MONEY Magazine) – Traditional Oriental rugs aren't out--it's just that hand-knotted Tibetan rugs are so in. Typically made in Nepal ... simply means that the carpet has a more intricate ...

Thinley Sangmo was taught as a girl in exile how to weave traditional Tibetan carpets. Her grandmother’s thick hands would twist and spin spools of sheep’s wool to depict the landscape and ...

Gyaltsen went on to run a carpet factory, one of many Tibetan-operated businesses that have helped the Nepalese economy. “We Tibetans used to enjoy total freedom in Nepal, but every year the ...

"The art of making carpet is the contribution from the Tibetan refugees to Nepal," Tshering Topgyal, a key member of the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal, told ARTnews. Sherpa spent three years ...

Now, Tibetan woollen carpets handwoven by the seven artisans ... Australia or Europe. Nepal’s rich artistic heritage is celebrated within The Happy House. “An initiative like Beyul Carpets ...

Weaving and selling carpets is a source of income for Tibetan refugees in NepalImage: picture-alliance/dpa/P. Tuladhar Pressure is increasing on Tibetans living in Nepal as the influence of ...

the staple work of many Tibetans in Nepal since 1970 has been in the carpet industry as weavers and dyers. Many of these factories have now fallen victim to the global recession and problems ...

She wanted to attend school, but as the oldest of seven children and as a Tibetan refugee living without full rights in Nepal, carpet weaving was her best option. “It’s very hard work.