Ter Boutique

12/09/2024

https://www.ter.boutique/store/p/handwoven-silk-runner

A versatile piece perfect for draping elegantly over a king-size bed or adorning a dining table with sophistication. Hand-dyed, using natural organic raw materials, and hand-woven in Eastern Bhutan using raw silk sourced from India, known for its exceptional quality and lustrous sheen. This exquisit

26/08/2024

Three ladies wearing handwoven traditional Yathra costumes in Northern Bhutan.

23/08/2024

Traditional Bhutanese Mandala with A White Tara As The Main Figure
Tara (Sanskrit: तारा, tārā; Standard Tibetan: སྒྲོལ་མ, dölma), Ārya Tārā (Noble Tara), also known as Jetsün Dölma (Tibetan: rje btsun sgrol ma, meaning: "venerable mother of liberation"), is an important figure in Buddhism, especially revered in Vajrayana Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism. She appears as a female bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism and is considered to be the consort or shakti (power) of Avalokiteshvara. Tārā is also known as a saviouress who hears the cries of beings in samsāra and saves them from worldly and spiritual danger.

21/08/2024

A yak herder leads two of his most handsome yaks to the Best Yak Competition in Laya, in the Bhutanese Highlands. Laya is one of the most remote villages in the world, and still can’t be accessed by car. Some of the Yaks that participate in this competition walk for days to reach Laya.

20/08/2024

A woman weaving Yathra (wool) piece in central Bhutan. The wool is traditionally hand-spun, hand-dyed and hand-woven. Yak wool is used often, but due to the declining yak population in the Himalayas, sheep wool is more common nowadays. When yak wool is used, it is taken only from the soft part under the belly, as the wool from the rest of the body is very coarse, and only suitable to wave tents.

19/08/2024

A Brokpa woman from Eastern Bhutan wearing traditional attire, along with the unique Brokpa hat. The hat is made from yak hair, and the purpose of the tufts is to prevent the rainwater from running all over the face.

15/08/2024

A woman is weaving Kishuthara outside her house in Eastern Bhutan, while her buffalo keeps her company.

09/08/2024

A woman wearing a skirt made from 100% silk Kishuthara.
Kishuthara fabrics can be made into stunning dresses, jackets and skirts.

08/08/2024

Sunlight hits Tiger's Nest monastery early in the morning, Paro, Bhutan.

07/08/2024

A woman weaving silk kishuthara on a backstrap loom in Eastern Bhutan.

Weaving is a very hard work in general, it requires sitting in the same position for long hours. However, weaving silk is even harder, because the weavers have to deal with very thin threads and very intricate designs.

The backstrap loom makes the process even harder, as the weaver needs to sit on the floor, engage the loom mechanism by placing a leather strap behind their back and push away from the loom set.

Most weavers work outside when the weather permits, as the houses aren’t well lit, and the weave for an average of 8-10 hours a day.

29/04/2024

Handwoven Pure Silk Kishuthara

Meticulously crafted silk on silk Kishuthara, made using traditional Himalayan back strap loom. Woven from the finest Indian raw silk threads, and hand dyed using natural organic raw materials. The artisan worked an average of 6-7 hours over a period of 6 months to be complete this piece, weaving to

29/04/2024

Handwoven Pure Sheep Wool Runner Set

Handwoven pure wool runner and two matching pillow covers, suitable for a king or queen size bed. Made from hand-dyed Bhutanese sheep wool. Product Details: Dimensions: runner: 253x55cm, pillow covers: 42x42cm Weight: 1540g Material: Pure Sheep Wool Origin of material: Bhutan Colo