Tibetan Rugs
Hooked rugs are an easy way to change the interior of your home. Learn the traditional craft of rugs hooking and fill your home with beauty! Rugs hooking is considered to be a traditional American art. It has recently seen a resurgence. You can buy hooked rugs in department stores and special shops. Their current prices can vary in different stores.
Tibet is a very interesting and mysterious region. It is considered to be one of the main centers of Buddhism. That is why Tibetan art is deeply intertwined with religion. This concerns Tibetan rugs too. As a rule, there is not much furniture in Tibetan houses, and “the leading role” is played by Tibetan rugs in domestic surroundings.
In Tibet every family has Tibetan rugs, be it rich or poor. As you can see, there is some Chinese influence on Tibetan rugs. Dragons, phoenixes and clouds are the most common motives. The reason was that Chinese painters and artists were invited to work in the construction of monasteries, particularly in eastern Tibet, many years ago.
They were working in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The market for Tibetan rugs has boomed quite lately as tourism exploded all over the world. Trading posts became very important retail outlets for the most of sought-after commodity.
Trading post owners introduced commercial dyes and yarns to Tibetan rugs, making their weaving much less time-consuming.