Experiences
Craft in Nepal
Makers in their workshops. Potters, woodcarvers, metal casters, weavers and paper makers at work. No commission on what you buy.
CraftThrow a pot in Bhaktapur's Pottery Square
Spend a morning with a Prajapati potter in Talako, the pottery quarter just south of Taumadhi. Watch pots thrown on …
CraftWatch thangka painters at work in Boudha
Visit a working thangka studio near the stupa where painters grind mineral pigments and paint Buddhist scrolls by hand. Learn …
CraftCarve with Bungamati's woodworkers
Spend time in a family woodcarving workshop, watching carvers shape windows, masks and deities from sal and other hardwoods. Try …
CraftLost-wax bronze casting with Patan's metalworkers
A visit to family workshops in the lanes round Mahabouddha and Nag Bahal, where Buddhas and Taras are modelled in …
CraftMithila painting with women artists
Visit a women's art centre near Janakpur to watch Maithil women paint gods, weddings, fish and peacocks in bold colour, …
CraftWatch Palpali dhaka come off the loom
Visit a family weaving workshop in Tansen to see how dhaka, the geometric cloth of Nepal's topi caps and festive …
CraftBrass and bronze: the karuwa makers
Meet the metalworkers who make Palpa's karuwa, the spouted brass and bronze water jug used in Nepali homes and given …
CraftInside a Chainpur karuwa workshop
A morning with a metalworking family in Chainpur, watching how brass and bronze vessels, above all the karuwa water jug, …
CraftKhukuri forging with a local smith
A visit to a blacksmith's forge near Chainpur to see how khukuri, the curved Nepali knife, are forged, shaped, hardened …