Tag Archives: Felt Rugs

Yurt, the felt house of Central Asia

Posted on November 20, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on June 28, 2012 by admin

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

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The meaning of patterns in felt rugs

Posted on May 25, 2012 by admin

  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

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on April 12, 2012 by admin

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

Posted on September 17, 2011 by admin

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

Posted on July 26, 2011 by admin

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My Silk Road Adventure – Hospitality in Kochkor

Posted on July 22, 2011 by admin

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My Central Asian Awakening

Posted on June 30, 2011 by admin

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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