Otelinda L. Charpentier
Shea High School
Himalayan Arts

 

Lokta papers are made from the renewable Lokta plant grown in Nepal.

The remarkably strong fibers give it durability and a soft, luscious feel.

Paper Making Lesson... click here

Kite Article and Lesson... click here

 

Video on the making of Lokta paper...click here

More information on Lokta paper... click here

 



>>Tibetan woman weaving on a tratitional loom in Samagoan village in Nepal. Nangi, Nepal

Carpet weaving in Nepal

Weaving Lesson... click here

Cowbell with woven strap

Information on history, process, and lifestyle... click here

For information on cashmere wool... click here

Nepalese Carpet Samples... click here

For more information on basket weaving... click here

pashmina

 

 

This site was created by Otelinda Charpentier at the NEH Summer Institute "Literatures, Religions, and Arts of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross, Summer 2011.