Construction

A knotting technique unique to Tibet, Nepal and India whereby a metal rod is laid across the front of a set of warps, different colored threads of wool, silk, or cotton yarn are looped around the rod then around two warps, a weft is inserted between the alternating warps to secure the loops and the loops are either cut or the rod is removed to leave a looped pile. With this technique, a weaver can create a near infinite number of designs and compositions by changing the size of the rod to create different size loops or pile heights, or by changing the yarn type or color.

Please refer to the following videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tiaD4prQY or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWS2-V_lv3Q