Carpet
weaving has strong traditions in Nepal. People
in the hilly and mountainous areas produce carpets
using locally available wool. The quality of
the Nepalese greatly improved after the influx
of Tibetan refugees into Nepal in the early
1960s who brought along with refined skills
and techniques of carpet weaving. Carpets were
first exported from Nepal in 1964. Now the carpets
are Nepal's top export items and one of the
highest foreign currency earning industry.
The basic raw material for Nepalese
carpets is the wool. Because the locally produced
wool does not meet the demands, in terms of
quality and quantity, Nepalese carpet manufacturers
depend on wool imported from Tibet and New Zealand.
The Tibetan wool is known for its fine quality
and its softness. This quality wool comes from
the flocks of sheep raised in high Himalayan
plateau where the climatic conditions are severely
cold. This kind of wool is excellents for the
strength and the tensility needed in the carpet
pile, yet the wool is soft enough to feel good
on bare feet. New Zealand wool are consistent
with the long-stapled, lustrous, resilient Tibetan
wool.
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