Category Archives: Tribal Textiles & Rugs

Traditional nomad textiles and Shirdak felt rugs

Shirdak at Asia House Fair in London

Posted on April 4, 2013 by admin

On this fair we will present the Kyrgyz arts and crafts, like the hand made felt carpets, the so called Shyrdak/Shirdak. We also bring nice and cozy pillows and slippers. And a selection of our tribal textiles from Central Asia … Continue reading →

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My Birthday was decorated with textiles

Posted on March 7, 2012 by admin

This year I had a very special birthday. Since a couple of weeks I decided to go back to my roots: textiles from Central Asia. It makes me happy. Tweet

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Chests and cupboards filled with textiles, delicious !

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin

  When I was a little child I always loved to sniff in the linen closet and play with the nicely and neatly arranged stacks of white linen. In the wardrobe the world to me seems soft and freshly organized. … Continue reading →

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Russian Printed textiles for the Central Asian Market

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

Every year begin of January I have to count all my products. This is a boring project, the only nice thing about it is that I also have to count my stock of traditional textile items, the dresses from Kohistan, … Continue reading →

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Tash Rabat a place for meditation

Posted on August 22, 2011 by admin

Tash Rabat a place for meditation After crossing the Tortugart-pass, we entered Kyrgyzstan again. We stopped at the beautiful Tash-Rabat fortress. This can be found off the main road for around 11 km, hidden in Kara-Koun Gorge at an altitude … Continue reading →

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