Bandipora Weavers Producer Company Limited

Bandipora Weavers Producer Company Limited is a bit of a local effort. We are based at Mir Gali in Nowpora, working out of a space shared with Dr. Bilquis Mir. In this part of Bandipora, weaving is something many of us grew up with in our families. We decided to get together to make things official. It’s a producer company, which sounds fancy on paper, but really it’s just a group of us trying to make a living from our looms and threads. We don’t have a big office building or a corporate headquarters. We work where we can, often right in the middle of the neighborhood. The sound of the looms is pretty constant around here during the day. We don’t use those slick advertisements you see in the city. We just let the work speak for itself. We deal with all sorts of threads and fabrics throughout the long day. It’s a lot of coordination between the different weavers in the group. Sometimes we have meetings in the galley to discuss our plans or current orders. We keep things honest and very practical. If a piece isn't right, we fix it ourselves. That’s the way we’ve always done it here. Being in Nowpora means we are close to our roots. We don't have a mission statement on the wall; we just have our tools and our hands. We take things one day at a time and try to keep the tradition alive while paying the bills.