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| Woolen front apron worn by Sherpa women made up of three 2/2 twill weft-faced c. 19 cm-wide panels. The fine single weft yarn is hand spun and colored with natural dyes. |
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| Traditional Shawl pattern from east Nepal in a variety of new colors using silk as well as cotton |
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| The traditional Atpare Rai patterns are now embroidered in a wide range of colors in a variety of materials. The reverse of the shawl is equally attractive. |
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| first trials by a dhaka weaver from Pokara using a wider variety of colors. |
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| a traditional warp-faced Jute panel |
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| Details of a supplementary-weft-patterned shawl. |
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| Shawl, pachaura, with traditional colors and patterns from Pokhara in west Nepal. |
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| The dot and line pattern is achieved by an unusual method of block printing practiced by the Newar Chippah (dyers' caste) who settled in east Nepal. |
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| Shawl weaving sample. The weaver tried out different warp and weft colors and a variety of patterns. This Limbu weaver was the first to start her own workshop,employing and training other weavers. |
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| A traditional topi strip with white warp and left, and three trials by weavers using a wider range of colors and yarns in variation of the zigzag pattern, to be used for scarves and sari borders. |
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