The rugs begin their delicate process out in the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet, where sheep are reared and herded for their lanolin, rich wool. Himalayan sheep hold the best durable wool in the world, it is luxuriously soft and soaks up colour beautifully.
Once the raw wool is sheared, it is transported to a river where the bales are washed by hand, then left to naturally dry on the banks, ready for its next process. The wool is then transported to skilled carders and spinners who carefully start to make the wool into yarn, ready for the colour dying process of your rug. Once dyed, they are then hung out to naturally dry. They are then hand spun into balls, ready to be woven into your rug.
Then weaving and knotting can now begin - this part of the process is probably the most time consuming. The time scale on making up the rug can vary, depending on the size, the amount of knots in the sq inch and different colours within the design.