Ryhan Handloom Pashmina Producer Company Limited

If you come looking for Ryhan Handloom Pashmina Producer Company Limited, you will find us at Bashir Ahmad Mir’s place in Arampora. It is in the Nawakadel area, which is a very old part of the city. The sounds of the handlooms are what you notice first when you walk in. It is a steady rhythm that we have all grown used to. We work with Pashmina, which is hard work and takes a lot of patience. The rooms are filled with the smell of wool and the sound of wooden parts moving back and forth. Bashir Ahmad Mir stays on top of things, but it is a team effort. We don't have any fancy marketing people or a big office building. We just have our workspace and our tools. Nawakadel is a busy place with narrow streets, so getting supplies in and out can be a bit of a struggle sometimes. We sit on the floor mostly, working the looms the way they have always been worked. The light comes in through the small windows, and we work until it gets too dark to see the threads. It is a simple life, focused on the handloom. We aren't trying to be a giant corporation; we just want to make things and keep the looms running every day. It is what we know how to do. The neighbors often stop by to see what we are making, and the air is always full of dust and thread.