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carpet coat

This women's coat was hand-knotted in a carpet manufacture in Kathmandu, Nepal. the base layer of the pattern is inspired by a traditional Pakistani Sultanabad rug and made out of Tibetan highland wool. The upper layer is an abstract version of the German Spotted Camouflage „Flecktarn“ and is knotted out of mint green Chinese silk yarn. The weft density counts 200 knots per square inch. The fit is inspired by a bomber jacket and has a slight egg-shape. It closes with four silver plated metal fasteners, which are commonly used as bag locks.

Carpet weaver, trimming masters, sewing masters, dying masters, the washing and stretching masters and the balling ladies as well as the men that draw and color the graphs they are all part of making just one rug. Most of them are from Nepal but some have come even from India to work in Kathmandu in the world famous carpet business.

pattern development:

4h

digital motif design:

31h

graph drawing:

18h

dyeing:

4,5h

balling:

9h

knotting:

1778h

washing:

0.5h

stretching:

5h

trimming:

8h

edging:

11h

sewing:

8h

finishing:

2h

total:

1879h