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Tag Archives: Felt Rugs
Yurt, the felt house of Central Asia
Every year I go to the djailoo,the Kyrgyz alps, to stay in a yurt for a couple of days. Yurts are the felted houses of the Turkish speaking tribes from Central Asia. My yurt is always at the same family … Continue reading
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From Spring to Summer but first my trip to Central Asia
Intro This year I was very early with my yearly travel in Central Asia. It was still cold in the mountains but everybody was happy to see me. Tweet
The meaning of patterns in felt rugs
Next week, I am off to Kyrgyzstan again. Trying to find nice felt rugs, pillows and ottomans. Tweet
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Felt road in Kyrgyzstan
Stef Verhoeven has written a great story in the Dutch Magazine Zin edition april 2012. link Tweet
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New Spring collection Shirdak rugs
A couple of days before leaving to the Selvedge Fair in London, our new Spring collection of Shirdak rugs arrived. I had a quick look in the boxes but only now I had time to describe them and place them on our … Continue reading
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Final part of my exciting journey in Central Asia summer 2011
Surrounded by nature is our last week in Kyrgyzstan. If you experience the nature in Kyrgyzstan you can also understand the Kyrgyz arts and crafts better. The color combinations in the traditional felt rugs called shyrdak are the color combinations … Continue reading
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Shyrdak Rugs & felt making in At Bashi, Kyrgyzstan
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My Silk Road Adventure – Hospitality in Kochkor
As I continue on my Silk Road Adventure, Tweet
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My Central Asian Awakening
In April 2001, I travelled to Peshawar, North Pakistan near the border of Afghanistan. From my first step, I fell in love with the smell and sounds of Central Asia. Tweet
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