{"product_id":"yathra-hand-woven-wool-blanket-ebony-black","title":"Yathra Hand-Woven Wool Blanket · Ebony black","description":"\u003cp class=\"Normal tm5\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm6\"\u003eA unique heritage weave from the Land of the Thunder Dragon, this Bhutanese Yathra blanket is skilfully made with naturally dyed high-quality wool. The colour palette - dramatic black base adorned by colourful geometric patterns - is based on the ancient Bhutanese Ne-nga colour philosophy, in which each hue carries elemental and protective meaning, while the black fringe adds an elegant finishing touch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Normal tm5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm7\"\u003eThe Craft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Yathra represents one of Bhutan's most treasured weaving traditions, where coloured wool threads are interlaced on traditional looms to create both the foundation fabric and complex geometric patterns. The dimensional motifs - from the scattered diamond shapes to the delicate cross patterns and ornamental corner elements- are carefully woven into the fabric using supplementary weft techniques, with each pattern requiring precision and deep knowledge of ancestral designs to execute. The thick, durable construction and saturated natural dyes create an ever-changing play of colour and texture, while the ingenious combinations based on the five \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm6\"\u003eNe-nga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (rainbow) colours and the four colours of Earth's elements - \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm6\"\u003eSa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Earth), \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm6\"\u003eChu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Water), \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm6\"\u003eMay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Fire) and \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm6\"\u003eLung\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Air) - give expression to the ancestral belief that balance with nature's elements brings protection and safety from natural disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Normal tm5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm7\"\u003eThe Heritage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm7\"\u003eY\u003cspan\u003eathra's origins lead to \u003c\/span\u003eBumthang, a high valley of monasteries and farmsteads in central Bhutan, became one of the country's foremost weaving centres during the mid-nineteenth century - its long winters, its proximity to noble families, and sustained royal patronage allowing workshops to develop and refine their craft over generations. Yathra cloth became both currency and tribute: woven lengths used as objects of barter and as payment of taxes, their value a measure of both material and cultural weight. Bhutan's weaving traditions are among the most technically complex in the Himalayan region, with each district maintaining its own pattern vocabulary - a living archive of local knowledge, cosmological belief, and social memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Normal tm5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"tm7\"\u003eThe Maker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYarn \u0026amp; Yathra House is a weaving studio based in Thimphu, where founder Karma Tshoki is working with a collective of women weavers who draw on ancestral pattern knowledge and Bhutanese colour cosmology to produce contemporary textiles. Each piece is made on a traditional loom, with naturally dyed wool sourced and prepared by hand. The studio works within the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNe-nga\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e colour system - understanding the palette not as aesthetic choice but as a form of cultural expression rooted in the belief that balance with nature's elements brings protection and wellbeing. The result is a textile that is as much a document of Bhutanese spiritual life as it is an object for the home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Handmade in Bhutan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45712562389258,"sku":null,"price":565.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/1013\/1978\/files\/Yarn_Yathra_Black01.jpg?v=1761058245","url":"https:\/\/omagoshop.eu\/products\/yathra-hand-woven-wool-blanket-ebony-black","provider":"OMAĜO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}