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- Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
- Date/Time: 04-09-2007 4:52 PM
- Shutter: 1/60 sec
- Flash: 89
- Focal Length: 18.0 mm
These women make traditional Tibetan rugs using looms and creating patterns simply from memory. Their rugs were fantastic and I once again had Bill worried that I was going to start commissioning a rug.
The Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre is located on the outskirts of Darjeeling and houses many Tibetans that fled from China's harsh conditions. Young and old men and women make yarn, sew leather clothing, make jackets and rugs and a whole host of other handicrafts.