Traditional handwaving Alasha

Alasha is one of the simplest Kazakh carpets in weaving technique. It was woven on a narrow-crocheted loom – ormek, in stripes 30-40 cm wide. It was decorated with a woven pattern or vertical stripes of white, blue, yellow, brown. Then it was sewn into a cloth of 4×2 m in size. Sometimes it was woven in wide stripes (up to 2 m) with an ornament, then it turned out – takyr with a keel. There are three technical ways to create an ornament for a product: terme alasha, kezhim teru, orama.

Alasha is used for both walls and floors.

An example of Old Alasha with natural colours and traditional handwaving. 

Tranditional handwaving process and technique.