CELEBRATING THE ELDERLY
Every Sagadawa, Norlha offers each of the Ritoma residents over the age of 80 the gift of a scarf. These senior members of the community spend thei...
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Read moreOver the last decade, Norlha has spent 40,000+ hours training local nomads in vocational, management & textile skills, training more than 150 a...
Read moreNorlha Launches Limited-Edition Scarves and Ready-to-Wear Capsule Collection for SS23 The symbolic significance of water in Tibetan Buddhism inspir...
Read moreThe attitude towards what we wear has changed so much in the past 100 years, that mending our clothes would seem both impractical and a waste of ti...
Read moreHistorically, Ritoma has been home to Tibetan nomads who are closely tied to nature’s cycles, knowing that moderation helps to maintain a balance, ...
Read moreAsian nomads have used felt for thousands of years, and examples of felt banners were found in the Dun Hunag caves, believed to be a thousand years...
Read moreThe Tibetan Plateau is the land of water, the place where Asia’s most important rivers, the Brahmaputra, Salween, Yangtse, Mekong and Indus, take t...
Read moreNorlha textiles were created from the union of precious khullu and the skilled hands of local artisans. Together, they wove and spun a way of life...
Read moreHorses have always played an important role in Tibetan life. Historically, they’ve been used for travel, transport, status and sport. Spiritually, ...
Read moreMay not the edges turn up, May this felt be as strong as the dark-brown spotted forehead of the wild yak. Translation of a traditional Tibetan felt...
Read moreThe Monlam Chenmo, also known as The Great Prayer Festival, is the most important Tibetan Buddhist celebration of the year and begins on the 4th da...
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