Handwoven Shawls, Pashmina and Dhaka from Bhaktapur
Since 1991, our women artisans have woven yak wool, pashmina, silk and Dhaka cotton on more than thirty handlooms in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Shop direct from the workshop, or source in quantity for your store.
Craft
Every Bhimsen Textile piece begins on a handloom. Our Dhaka products are woven entirely from cotton using traditional handloom techniques — the same craft that has shaped textiles in Bhaktapur for generations. Not every piece we offer is handwoven in the same way; where a product uses a different, more modern process, we say so plainly rather than assume.
The People
Our handlooms are worked by a team of women artisans, in a craft long dominated by men. Every piece that leaves Bhaktapur carries their skill.
Bhaktapur and Newari Heritage
Bhimsen Textile is based in Bhaktapur, a city defined by Newari craft tradition. We began in 1991 with four handlooms, were registered in 2004, and today work with more than thirty — continuing a heritage that runs through the city itself.
Why Bhimsen Textile
Handwoven since 1991
Every Dhaka piece is woven on a traditional handloom. Where a piece is machine-made, we say so.
Women artisans
Our looms are worked by a team of women weavers in Bhaktapur.
Direct from Bhaktapur
Buy straight from the workshop, with no middlemen between you and the weaver.
Wholesale welcome
Retailers and designers worldwide can source in quantity.
Our Story
Can traditional craftsmanship survive in the age of fast fashion? Bhimsen Textile has spent more than three decades in Bhaktapur answering that question — from four handlooms in 1991 to more than thirty today.
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