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Gagyel Lhundrup Weaving Centre, Thimphu

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Offering hand-woven textiles at reasonable prices, Gagyel Lhundrup Weaving Centre is a great place to buy a souvenir from your trip to Bhutan. The center has been producing ceremonial fabrics for Bhutanese royals for decades--today, the upstairs shop offers a wide selection of quality fabrics, home decor, and ready-made garments, such as scarves, jackets, and "kiras"--traditional female garments that can take up to nine months to make. Downstairs, you'll find a workshop filled with weavers on looms. Using our international travel planner, Thimphu attractions like Gagyel Lhundrup Weaving Centre can form part of a personalized travel itinerary.

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By Hockeydad900

This center has 3 or 4 weavers working on traditional Bhutanese cloth at all times. The work is intricate and fascinating. Upstairs is a shop to purchase traditional clothing, scarves and...

This center has 3 or 4 weavers working on traditional Bhutanese cloth at all times. The work is intricate and fascinating. Upstairs is a shop to purchase traditional clothing, scarves and... more »
By 19kj65

This is where a traveller will see women weaving the traditional Bhutanese clothes of all kinds. They also have a finished product showroom upstairs where you can have a look and also buy some if you.... more

This is where a traveller will see women weaving the traditional Bhutanese clothes of all kinds. They also have a finished product showroom upstairs where you can have a look and also buy some if you.... more »
By One_of_the_BOFs

I often have reservations about these ‘local craft’ places to which we are regularly taken by our guides on our international travels, but I was quite happy to go here as the Bhutanese seem very...

I often have reservations about these ‘local craft’ places to which we are regularly taken by our guides on our international travels, but I was quite happy to go here as the Bhutanese seem very... more »