Over-Felt Butter Lamp Blanket
This blanket is made using an over-felting technique developed at Norlha Atelier. Its base is a loosely woven yak khullu fabric onto which Norlha artisans hand-felt golden brown khullu to create a double-sided, two-tone blanket. Its felted side is smooth to the touch, while its woven side is softly textured. Its combination of woven and felted fabrics gives the blanket a dense, extra heavy weight.
Size: 140 × 220 cm
Weight: Medium, 890 g
Finishing: 2 cm fringe
- Composition: 100% yak khullu
- Base colour: Natural Golden Brown & Yak White Base - Care: Use a mild detergent or regular shampoo and carefully hand-wash by submerging in cold water for 10–15 minutes. Alternatively, machine wash using the cold, delicate setting. Dry flat or on a clothesline away from direct sunlight; do not wring dry or tumble dry. To keep the fibre in optimal condition, gently steam iron. During the warmer months, clean and store your blanket in a ziplock bag, preferably with moth repellent.
- Provenance: Handwoven at Norlha Atelier using yak khullu sourced from local nomad cooperatives.
- Base colour: Yaks typically have a dark brown coat, but they can also be found in grey and, very rarely, in golden brown and white. Our artisans work with all four yak wool shades, which are either left in their natural state, combined to create different tones, or dyed.
- Yak khullu: This blanket was made using the khullu of 12 yak. Khullu is the ultra-fine, downy undercoat that keeps yak insulated during harsh Tibetan winters. Each summer, the yak naturally shed this down, which is then carefully collected by hand.
- Technique: Hand Woven
- Artisans & Processes: A team of 15 artisans handmade this blanket at Norlha Atelier. During its production, it went through 18 highly specialised processes.
- Shipping: All orders are packed with care and shipped from our atelier on the Tibetan Plateau.
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