Nepali Products
Carpet of Nepal
Carpet manufacturing has been the
traditional business of the villages
in the northern mountainous belt
of Nepal. But commercial carpet
manufacturing began in Nepal along
with the exodus of Tibetan refugees
in Nepal, in 1959. Though Nepalese
were weaving carpets for generations,
Europeans through Swiss association
for technical Assistance (SATA)
contributed in the development of
the carpet industry in Nepal through
financial and technical support
to the Tibetan refugees, In the
beginning it was started as a source
of living for the Tibetan refugees
and the products were just the items
for tourist consumption. Gradually,
it began to attract a consumer adored
initiated, in 1964. From the first
commercial shipment to Europe, particularly
Switzerland. Since then, it has
transformed into a more value added,
labor intensive commodity and remains
the most important export product
in Nepal by abysmal effort entrepreneurs
with international vision.
Carpet production is manually done
right from the beginning to the
finishing stage. The vital process
include.
Wool sorting & washing: Tibetan
wool is sorted to pick out foreign
materials & other forms of wood
to have stable product. It also
needs normal washing to remove fat
& wax from the wool.
The wool is then dried in sunlight
for two to three days. Wool obtained
from the third countries is generally
obtained after scouring process
hence it doesn’t need sorting
& washing.
Carding:
Carding is performed by hand previously.
But the hand carding couldn’t
fulfill the expanding carpet industries.
Hence machine carding is also performing
for larger supply of carded alivers
for spinning.
Spinning: Wool spinning is d one
by hand charkha. The experienced
Nepalese spinners are capable of
producing course as well as finer
yarns for higher knots carpet.
Dyeing:
Dyeing was carried out in huge copper
vessels. But with the introduction
of machine dyeing better fastness
has been obtained. Also the use
of synthetic dyestuffs has provided
a large scale of spectrum color.
The yarn is dried in the sunlight.
Weaving: Carpet weaving is performed
by hand using graphs & sketches.
The carpet weaving is a creative
task which is performed by three
or four laborers according to the
size of carpet. Carpet weaving is
done with the help of yarn balls,
scissors, iron-rod, levers, comb
beater, etc. Tibetan double knotting
system is applied for knotting.
Trimming:
The sharp design & pattern is
carved out by scissors from the
woven carpet. The level of the pile
is also made smooth according to
the design.
Washing & drying: Carpet is
washed with fresh water using household
chemicals to keep free of germs
and wipe out the gloomy appearance.
The carpet is then direct out in
the sun light for 4- 5 days.
Stretching:
The carpet has to be stretched to
bring into the original loom- stage
size by stretching. Stretching provides
the good appearance of carpet if
it is under sized of twisted anywhere.
Final Trimming: The carpet is given
a final trimming of the unusual
yarn. In this case any error in
the design & Pattern is trimmed
and given the final touch.
Packing:
Finally the carpet is packed with
the environment friendly packing
material. After that the carpet
is ready for export.
