Ethnic Textile Traditional Dhaka Weaving by Limbu Women

Limbu women from the eastern part of Nepal used to be great fabric-artist entrepreneurs and very hard working a couple of centuries ago. There were no imported threads available for weaving then, therefore they used to grow cotton themselves in their fields. They used to spin thread for weaving after harvesting raw cotton and drying it in the sun. The women used to weave handloom cloth called “Dhaka“. Traditional Nepalese Dhaka weaving is characterized by colorful geometric designs. The loom is made of wood