Koel Shop – Block 4, Clifton, Karachi
Koel Women's Clothing
- The story of Koel began forty years ago, in a small workshop, tucked away in an inner city neighborhood, in the city of Karachi. It was here that Noorjehan Bilgrami saw a couple of craftsmen dipping wooden blocks into a tray full of dye, then stamping the block upon fabric to transfer the pattern. It was her first encounter with the craft of block-printing and the defining moment that led to the establishment of her atelier, Koel.
- Fascinated by what she saw, Noorjehan learned to work with the blocks. She first held an exhibition of block-printed fabrics in 1978. The exhibition was a resounding success and soon other designers caught on to the allure of block-printed fabrics, opening the way for skilled workers to return to their traditional profession. Koel has continued to foster the traditional crafts, using hand-woven cloth from the hand-spun thread for its products.
- Noorjehan developed an interest in natural dyes, and soon Koel textiles took on a soft, luminous and earthy feel, as dyes were extracted from plants, minerals, and other natural sources.
- From a range of cotton fabrics to formal wear in chiffon and silk, Koel fabrics continue to reflect their founders belief in staying true to the essence of nature and in aiming for abiding quality over quantity.
- Over time, we have maintained and preserved the natural processes at our workshop.
- Products of Koel include natural dyed handwoven cotton fabrics, clothes, cotton, and silk hand block printed clothes, cotton, and silk natural dyed ajraks, natural dyed cotton and chiffon chundri, tie n dyed dupattas, hand-loom dupattas, cotton hand-spun towels etc.
TodayOpen Now~- Sunday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Monday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday09:00 AM - 05:00 AM
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