Kathmandu Nepal, Open Studio w/Karnor Carpet and Zeko Designs and Michael Christie - The Ruggist by DEBORAH HERNANDEZ https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so en-us 2023-10-30 19:44:13 UTC 2023-11-14 19:28:37 UTC hello@padlet.com From my hotel Kathmandu - Te-se Hotel looking toward The Great Bouchard Stupa deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769478432 2023-10-30 19:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769478432 Golden Amber Palette deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769480005 2023-10-30 19:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769480005 Elevate - the intended design, Hand knotted Tibetan Wool, Nettle, Silk - cut pile with carving deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769481729 2023-10-30 19:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769481729 reviewing the colors and the gradient #karnorcarpet #zeko with @rugdesignersstudio deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769483381 2023-10-30 19:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769483381 Open Studio - October 30th - Kathmandu Nepal deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769484449 2023-10-30 19:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769484449 Me and Michael Christie, The Ruggist October 2023, Kathmandu Nepal deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769485521 2023-10-30 19:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769485521 Tracey’s Rug, based on Lichen deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769486474 2023-10-30 19:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769486474 Bouchard Stupa - Kathmandu Nepal deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769487517 2023-10-30 19:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769487517 Incredible Texture - @Yangzom Wwuuj deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769489509 2023-10-30 20:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769489509 Traditional Rugs have a place in the valley and in the surrounding countries. deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769490782 2023-10-30 20:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769490782 Mel at the loom deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769491572 2023-10-30 20:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769491572 Hand Spun Yarn - Nepal deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769492478 2023-10-30 20:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769492478 BLUE - handspun deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769493692 2023-10-30 20:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769493692 tactile textures deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769495120 2023-10-30 20:07:27 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769495120 Randy’s Design deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769496337 2023-10-30 20:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769496337 Beginning to Warp the loom deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769511488 2023-10-30 20:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2769511488 natural and undyed wool beautiful deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2779999492 2023-11-07 15:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2779999492 Hemp and Nettle - both raw and unwashed, course and wonderful…..interesting coloration….not dyed and not predictable. deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2780005965 2023-11-07 15:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2780005965 Natural un-dyed Wool….loving this deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2780023670 2023-11-07 15:36:05 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2780023670 Looking towards the Stupa, the temple of worship every morning in Kathmandu….one of the last days of this incredible journey deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786761042 2023-11-13 04:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786761042 this is one important and incredible man who does so much for the weavers and weaving industry in the valley of Kathmandu, follow him @theruggist deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786762324 2023-11-13 04:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786762324 Green Tara, I will pray to this amazing enlightened Buddha deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786764035 2023-11-13 04:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786764035 Gradients…..not easy and so appreciated in the world of hand knotted and hand tufted ….requiring incredible skill and an eye for blending colors deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786765168 2023-11-13 04:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786765168 Important weaving tools ….my next trip I am buying those and naturally having them sent because you cannot carry these on. deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786766241 2023-11-13 04:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786766241 An incredible group of people and Michael Christie who made it all happen. Follow the lady on the left @postmodernrugs and the bald gentleman @renaissance_rug_cleaning deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786771455 2023-11-13 04:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786771455 My second design is made from ECONYL yarn…..recycled plastic …some from ocean nets removed….such a story on sustainability deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786773339 2023-11-13 04:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786773339 Beautiful Yarns and a Colorful Palette deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786776800 2023-11-13 04:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786776800 These yarns are Econyl and they are basically recycled plastics and they are what would weave my rug called BLANKET from a photo I took. deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786778173 2023-11-13 04:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786778173 Blanket round 1 sampling prep deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786778692 2023-11-13 04:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786778692 One of the amazing talents in the group at Open Studio was studying architecture and on a scholarship and she worked with textures deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786780664 2023-11-13 04:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786780664 This work matters deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786785485 This is from a trip we took to visit a facility that Karnor Carpets supports that trains people with disabilities to weave carpets.  The organization is funded by others….not the Nepali government and truly requires support so that people can have a skill and earn a living.  We have things like disability in the USA …..not every country has such programs.  Also there is a wonderful organization called EPSA follow them and learn about how you can help EPSANEPAL.org @epsa_nepal_]]> 2023-11-13 05:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786785485 TEXTURE a wonderful feeling deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786786904 Notice the pile heights and loop and cut options and blending of yarn colors and fibers…..so many options ]]> 2023-11-13 05:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786786904 An Amazing Human, meet Krishna Maya deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786790329 She is now making a living as a dancer performing traditional Nepali dance.  This was made possible through the programs that Karuna offers and EPSA…important organizations that empower others…..where are you spending your money this holiday…..if you don’t give, consider organizations such as these.  ]]> 2023-11-13 05:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786790329 Great Gradients and flat wovens deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786792116 2023-11-13 05:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786792116 These incredible art forms of Gods, Goddesses and forms….remind us of sacred cultures and the power of form…..protecting others and pushing all that is negative away - spirituality is abundant in this developing country deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786794064 2023-11-13 05:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786794064 Temples and worship deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786794970 2023-11-13 05:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786794970 Don’t monkey around….these beings are protected and allowed to occupy the land and they love the temples….but I would warn you not to make a friend. deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786796329 2023-11-13 05:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786796329 Monkeys at Prayer deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786798023 2023-11-13 05:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786798023 The beautiful work of my dear friend Tracey Grant, watch for more from this incredible designer deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786799014 2023-11-13 05:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786799014 Say a prayer and get creative deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786799823 2023-11-13 05:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786799823 at the monkey temple with a monkey deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786800707 2023-11-13 05:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786800707 an important part of the process - balling the yarn, that’s Lisa from Post Modern Rugs ….she joined us from Texas deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786801862 2023-11-13 05:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786801862 Stretching the samples….squaring it off deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786802723 2023-11-13 05:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786802723 On our way….to the valley of Kathmandu deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786803788 2023-11-13 05:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786803788 Well after washing this step is essential, stretch and square it off deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786804861 2023-11-13 05:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786804861 hand knotted rugs from Kathmandu, unmatched by any other forms of weaving…..unique knots and high levels of skill make beautiful long lasting rugs that are luxurious and unique deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786806677 2023-11-13 05:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786806677 A reality of dogs and other animals in Nepal deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786810543 You can make a difference in the lives of these sacred beings. GAVA helping all animals in the valley survive.  Find the You Tube for Karnor’s GAVA Initiative and learn more.  Follow @Karnorr on instagram ]]> 2023-11-13 05:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786810543 Yarn and Abrash - heavy for more contrast deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786811938 2023-11-13 05:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786811938 The Great Boudha Stupa, Kathmandu Nepal deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786813446 2023-11-13 05:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786813446 Don’t you DYE for COLOR like this? deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786814363 2023-11-13 05:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786814363 Get Ready - the starting point, fiber - this is bleached and ready to dye deborah_hernandez6 https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786815922 2023-11-13 05:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/deborah_hernandez6/x1kkz8oaoccvf0so/wish/2786815922