Handloom Fabrics Makers of Nepal
Modernizing Without Losing Identity

Research &
Innovation.

HFMN promotes research and innovation to modernize Nepal's traditional textile sectors without losing their cultural and ecological identity.

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Field 01
Applied research, honest to the cluster.
Where science meets tradition

Modern methods, kept close to the fibre.

HFMN promotes research and innovation to modernize Nepal's traditional textile sectors without losing their cultural and ecological identity. Every question we open — from mulberry variety to lot traceability — is answered inside a cluster, with the people who will use the result.

Field research on mulberry and fibre plants
Laboratory & Testing
Focus Field Book

Thirteen open questions.

A working index of HFMN's live and forthcoming field studies across Nepal's fibre landscape.

F01 · Specimen

Silk research

Improve raw silk quality across mulberry regions.

AppliedField trialLab
Collaborators

Possible partner institutions.

  • Silk Research and Innovation Center
    Research Center
  • Silk Academy of Nepal
    Academy
  • Handloom Academy of Nepal
    Academy
  • Universities
    Academic
  • Technical Schools
    Technical Education
  • Local Governments
    Government
  • International Research Partners
    International
Open Questions Board

Studying · piloting · inviting.

Studying now

Provenance & traceability

How light-touch a digital lot record can be while still holding up to buyer audit.

Piloting

Low-water natural dyes

Reducing water use per kilo of dyed yarn without losing fastness.

Inviting into

Fibre benchmarks

Co-authoring open reference data for allo, hemp, banana and Himalayan wool.

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