This page consist of photos and textual descriptions regarding various steps in the process of carpets being woven in the Tibetan fashion, that is using the Tibetan loom and Tibetan knot.
The first three rows of photos below were taken in 1972.
The following seven rows of photos below were taken in 2010. Text descriptions to be added shortly.
The Tibetan looping (or ‘knotting’) technique. The weaver is weaving in the direction of the arrows, i.e. from left to right. To make the loops the yarn is brought forward and pulled down tight over the gauge rod (1), then woven back into the carpet by going under the gauge rod and passing behind the next two warp threads (2) before being brought back out to pass in front of the next two warps threads (3), then feed back in and back behind the same two warp threads (4) before being brought forward and over the gauge rod again (1) with the same procedure being repeated across the carpet. The pile is then formed by cutting the loops all along the gauge rod before it has been removed to be used again for the next row of knots..
TO BE CONTINUED AND FURTHER UPDATED, SHORTLY! 😉