Challi Carpet Natural Dye Size:155cm x 210cm yet solid feeling of a

yet solid feeling of a carpet

naturally dyed with Madder

naturally dyed with nyallo

naturally dyed with red onion skins

Challi Carpet Natural Dye Size:155cm x 210cm yet solid feeling of achalli (Ladakhi) type of this heritage textile This carpet is made from hand spun sheep wool yarn. It is woven in the traditional Changthang style, on a portable backstrap loom characteristic for the nomadic communities. This type of carpet is called "Challi" and traditionally used as an outside blanket to dry barley on. It is a flat weave and approximately 4mm thick. The design is created using naturally dyed yarn which depicts luk mik so "sheep's