Artisan Profiles

Abu Bakkar is a young handloom artisan from Islampur village, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has been actively involved in handloom weaving for the last 5 years. Although his father serves in the police force and is not directly associated with weaving, Abu Bakkar was inspired by his uncle and grandfather, whose family has been involved in the shawl weaving business for nearly 60 years. 

Kamran Khan is a master handloom artisan from Islampur village, Swat, with more than 18 years of weaving experience. He comes from a family that has been engaged in shawl weaving for over half a century and learned the craft directly from his father. 

Abzar Uddin belongs to Islampur village in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and has been working as a handloom artisan for the past 12 years. He learned the trade from his elder brother, a highly experienced weaver who has been associated with the shawl weaving sector for more than two decades. 

Muhammad Asghar is a skilled handloom weaver based in Islampur village, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He has been engaged in handloom weaving for over 15 years and belongs to a family with more than 50 years of experience in the traditional shawl weaving industry. He learned the craft from his father and grew up in a household where weaving was an integral part of daily life. 

Shah Rukh Khan is an experienced handloom weaver from Islampur village, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He has spent the last 10 years working on traditional handlooms and producing a variety of woolen shawls. While his father serves in the police department and is not directly engaged in weaving, other members of his family have been involved in the handloom sector for more than 20 years.