A resident with his pet cat at the entrance of the centre.

The gentlemen in the coat making department. Once the basic woollen coats are made, these men stitch on the hand-made embroidered panels to give the garment its finishing touches. 

A display case with dolls dressed in the traditional Tibetan outfits complete with accessories.

A lady knitting mufflers, caps and gloves from sheeps wool.

A lady preparing the wool to make the yarn.

A lady segregating coloured wool to weave into a traditional woollen carpet.

The carpet making section of the Self-help centre.

Ladies busy weaving a traditional carpet.

The intricate process of trimming the woollen threads after each row is woven.

Traditional tools and coloured wool used to make the intricate patterns for each carpet. Here is a metal comb with a wooden handle used to level each row once it is woven through the basic framework of threads that holds the carpet together. Pushing down the threads with this comb avoids any formation of gaps and packs in the weaves tightly.

A resident of the centre.