Textile Tours can be organized for textile lovers. Bhutanese textiles, especially the intricate brocades and complex supplementary-warp patterns are unmatched anywhere in the world. Textiles vary from one district to another. You can also experience weaving on a traditional handloom guided by an experienced weaver.

Textiles are a rich and complex art form deeply embedded in the culture and history of Bhutan . Bhutan's textiles, especially the intricate brocades and complex wrap-striped patterns are unmatched anywhere else in the world. Textile arts in Bhutan are centuries old, vibrant, ongoing and ever changing. Cotton, nettle, wool, silk and yak hair are the basic fibers to this Himalayan kingdom. Textiles are prestige, commodity, wealth ,forms of payment and expressions of religious demotion. Textiles play an important role in the practice of Buddhist ritual, providing images of deities and makers and adornments for sacred places.

The man's robe( gho) and the woman's wrapped dress ( kira ) are the principle garments of most Bhutanese. A man wears his robe with a white Bhutanese shirt underneath it, he fastens the robe at the waist with a belt (kera ).A woman wears a Bhutanese blouse under her kira, which is fastened with a pair of shoulder brooches   ( coma ) and it is tied at the waist like the mans.


Textiles are one of the glories of Bhutanese popular art. Central and Eastern Bhutan are the primary centers of textile production, which is primarily a home handicraft done by women. Different regions have typical designs and fabrics, and even looms of special design. This tour travels across Bhutan to visit folk textile centers, learn about the techniques of weaving, the significance of Bhutanese designs and colors, and to meat the weavers themselves.