Cloth for Pakol

[Tjanaparh]

I have a question.
What cloth is used for pakol?
Is it of local production?
Is it sold anywhere on internet?

[Naveed Safi]

Don't know about the internet but there is a market in the city named Chitralli Bazar where one can find stuff for pakol and waskats and the cloth which is used is called Chitralli Patti. and there are two types of clothes, one which is made with the machine and the other is hand made. the machine made has like linnings in it and the other dont have any.

[Kushan Prince]

Not a cloth but Wool.

[Naveed Safi]

i meant a woollen cloth

[insa80]

share some latest pics...............

[torkham]

Yup its called pattu, woven from wool of sheep, by chitralis.

[mazdaarya]

I have a question.
What cloth is used for pakol?
Is it of local production?
Is it sold anywhere on internet?

There are some sold on the internet but I wouldn't trust them. Best bet is to go on holiday to Pakistan or Afghanistan - buy it from villages. Cities also sell them but the quality reduces and originality goes away.

I brought my ones from a village near Chitral - costs around 110 to 150 Afghanis - 2 to 3 dollars approximately.

[Hazer Gul]

Tjanparah

Pakol is made of woolen cloth weaved by the weavers using the old weaving techniques and tools in many parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Islampur is one of the famous weaving clusters in Pakistan producing woolen cloth for Pakols, waistcoat and long coats. We are trying to promote these products. please click the link to see how we are promoting these products.

https://www.facebook.com/IslampurCottageIndustriesAssociationiciaSwat?ref=hl

Thanks
Hazer

[ghumbasa]

One can get online via zarinas.com but its better to buy in peshawer or chitral...last time i wanted to buy for my husband..it cost 100rs even on roads to 1000 rs in luxurios shops.In chitral they also are cheap to buy.