Shangdrok

SHANGDROK - is the Tibetan word for the Nomads of the North.

April Tang from Taiwan came incredibly to my shop and told about her unbelievable journey and commitment to Tibet and the survival of handicrafts. She founded SHANGDROK, a workshop together with her Tibetan partner in a Tibetan village in 2015, and employed half a dozen local women who produce hand-spun yarn and handmade blankets.

All Tibetan women spun, wove, and felted not so long ago. But due to the influence of modern lifestyle and the market, not many still do it. The traditional skills are gradually dying out.

That is why SHANGDROK was started.

"We hope to keep these traditions alive while providing jobs in ways and materials they are most familiar with to the local yak-less nomad women, who can live close to their family in their own village. At the same time, we want to connect them to the outside world, so they know what they have created is highly valued and they can be proud of themselves and their cultural heritage."

April Tang

60 Garner Nord offers:
- Yak yarn
- Silk yarns
We only live once, so why not treat yourself to knitting once with hand-spun yak yarn.

/Anna