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- Nicely Made in China: a Norlha shawl
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- Yak in a spring pasture. Only the hair of the two year old is used to make shawls.
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- The Norlha workshops opened in November 2007 in Ritoma in Gansu province.
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- A local woman works on a wood loom in a workshop to produce a Nicely Made in China shawl.
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- Two women with different patterned shawls that Norlha did for a French fashion house.
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- Every Norlha shawl is hand made. The project allowed many local people to stay and work in their home province.
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- The high plateau of Gansu province.
At an altitude of 3200m in Gansu province, the company Norlha produces the most exquisite shawls. These shawls, made mainly of yak wool (khullu), have become much sought after in shops from Paris to Shanghai. Nicely Made in China spoke to the owner, Kim Sciaky-Yeshi, to find out what makes them so special and successful.
