ASEL WEAVERS PRIVATE LIMITED

If you are looking for Asel Weavers Private Limited, you have to find Khaja Pora in the Sada Pora area of Srinagar. We are located at House Number 1. It is the place of Ab Rashid Baba. Most people in the neighborhood know him, so if you get lost, just ask around. Living and working in Srinagar-190003 means we see a lot of rain and snow. The house is old but it holds all our looms and the yarn we use for weaving. Sometimes the light isn't great in the afternoons, so we move closer to the windows. We spend our days tangled up in threads and patterns. It is noisy when the work is going full speed. There’s no big receptionist or a lobby here. You just walk in and see us working. We drink a lot of Noon Chai while we talk about the designs. My brother handles the deliveries and I stay back to watch the quality. The winters are tough because the fingers get cold, making it hard to tie the knots. But we keep a small heater going. The lanes outside are narrow and sometimes the delivery truck can't come all the way to the door. We have to carry the bundles ourselves. It’s a lot of physical work and not very glamorous. People think weaving is just art but it’s mostly just tired backs and dusty floors. That's our life here in Sada Pora.