Our Journal

The Guard House

As Norlha grew, the small, original buildings that had been built on a low budget around the interior of the south wall were replaced with bett...

Dinner in the Vastness

My parents loved beautiful tableware. I inherited dozens of tablecloths, tea and coffee cups, dishes which my father hand painted, silver platt...

Fun and Games

The 15th rule in Norlha’s rule book clearly states, “No playing within the walls of the atelier.”  Tibetan nomads love to play. In the winter i...

Local Entrepreneurs and the Nomad Market

The market economy slowly crept onto the plateau in the '90s as markets began to explode in China. In the old days, goods were scarce and hard ...

Training in Nepal

After completing their training in Cambodia in January 2007, the Norlha team moved on to Nepal. In Cambodia they had learned silk weaving, in N...

Tree Planting at Norlha

In the spring of 2009, the initial building of the workshop had been completed for over a year, and it was time to embellish the surroundings. ...

Norlha in Cambodia

In October 2006, the core Norlha team traveled to Siem Reap, Cambodia to train in weaving. Some on the team had never been further than Labrang...

Journey to the West

The Norlha core team was assembled in the spring of 2006, and comprised Dechen, Yidam, Dunko and Sonam Dolma. To celebrate, and show the world ...

A New Dyeing Room

Norlha dyes thousands of scarves every year, and a clean and safe dyeing room was a necessity. Designed by our architect friend Blake and his p...

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