Nepal Knotcraft Centre

Fusion of cultures:
A beautiful fusion of cultures woven into tea coasters, strainers, mats, trays, and baskets. Handmade stories for everyday moments!

Available at our showroom…
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We feel truly honoured to share our weaving experiences with the Dagala Community of Bhutan a beautiful exchange of learning, sharing and celebrating the richness of craft. A heartfelt thank you to the YDF Bhutan team for your warmth, trust, and for organising this meaningful collaboration. Your support made every moment memorable. To the incredible Dagala community, thank you for welcoming us with open hearts. Your enthusiasm to both learn and share strengthened the spirit of craftsmanship that connects us across borders.
A special note of gratitude to for your belief in this exchange and connecting us with the team, and ICIMOD for the support. We return inspired and excited for future collaborations.

Happy Tihar !

Coiled Baskets
Woven lamps
The artistry of baskets coiled from thatch grass and lamps woven with cattail fiber. Each piece not only celebrates natural materials but also nurtures community skills and local culture. Join us in supporting a sustainable value chain that connects tradition with modern beauty. 🌟


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Celebrating our founder’s inspiring journey! From starting with knotting in the 80s to exploring native plant fibers and weaving techniques across the country, we have transformed community skills into a thriving craft. By harnessing these natural resources and community skills, we empower artisans to monetize their craftsmanship. Celebrating tradition, sustainability, and the artistry of our talented craftsmanship.


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Coiled Baskets
Table mats
Coiled coasters

Crafted with skillful hands, using thatch grass inspired by nature, basketry is more than just art for the Tharu community—it’s essential and functional today.

🌟 We are thrilled to announce that Nepal Knotcraft Centre has been honored with the Business Resilience Award 2024 in the MCSEs category! 🌟

A big thank you to USAID and National Business Initiative for recognizing our efforts. We are incredibly grateful for the support of our well-wishers who believe in our work.

Together, we are committed to being a promising practitioner in business resilience, disaster risk reduction, and management initiatives. Let’s keep striving for a safer and more resilient future!

Mountain Waste to Crafts by Nepali Women

For Mountaineers, the climbing rope is a symbol of safety, their lifeline. During expeditions, the lives of mountaineers literally hangs by a thread i.e. a Climbing rope.
Unfortunately, these very ropes are also one of the most common items left behind in the mountains after expeditions. On top of that, they are one of the most difficult items to recycle.
Under the Nepal Army Led- Mountain Clean Up Campaign 2021 & 22- one of the largest Mountain Clean up Campaigns in the world, these ropes were collected from eight mountains of Nepal, viz., Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Amadablam, Pumori, Mananslu, & Kanchanjunga.
The vision of the campaign’s official recycling partner, Avni Ventures to not let any of the waste collected from the mountains to go to the landfills, gave birth to the idea of upcycling them into beautiful, functional products. These ropes have undergone series of processing by women at Avni Ventures. In Partnership with Nepal Knotcraft Centre, the craft-persons and weavers from the indigenous communities of Nepal have coiled the climbing ropes with natural plant fibers to transform them into this beautiful product.






Shilshila Acharya

Cheers to a remarkable 2080, where we embraced the essence of community, intertwining nature with women’s livelihoods. As we explore deeper into traditional skills shaping them into contemporary forms, fostering both income and admiration. Our journey safeguarded age-old wisdom, enriching lives while preserving heritage. And together with the talented wonderful Viola, we crafted ‘a tapestry’ using ‘invasive’ water hyacinth, symbolizing our commitment to ecological harmony. Here’s to 2081, a year where our aspirations flourish, weaving dreams into reality.
नयाॅ वर्षको शुभकामना । happy 2081 !
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#2081

Today, we celebrate the beauty of partnership and tradition as we embark on our journey to customize crafts for the Daura Thakali. Through the art of weaving with plant fibers, we intertwine generations and nature, creating contemporary masterpieces rooted in heritage. This collaboration not only empowers women but also enriches our ecosystem, weaving a sustainable future. Join us as we merge traditional skills with contemporary vision, crafting beauty with purpose.
Thank you Daura Thakali for trusting us.

Daura Thakali