• Other archived Himroo designs
  • Other archived Himroo designs
  • The Ahmadi Bel Design is another famous Himroo Design. Master artisan Abdul Hamid Qureshi won the National Award for Handloom Weaving for this design
  • The Ajanta Design is one of the most renouned Himroo designs from the early 20 th century. This is a scrap from one of the last pieces woven in the 1970s.
  • Pillar detail of the historic Bibi Ka Makbara built by the Mughals in Aurangabad. The trademark floral ornamention popular in Mughal monuments appears to have been the inspiration for Himroo motifs as well
  • Pillar detail of the historic Bibi Ka Makbara built by the Mughals in Aurangabad. The trademark floral ornamention popular in Mughal monuments appears to have been the inspiration for Himroo motifs as well
  • Pillar detail of the historic Bibi Ka Makbara built by the Mughals in Aurangabad. The trademark floral ornamention popular in Mughal monuments appears to have been the inspiration for Himroo motifs as well
  • Pillar detail of the historic Bibi Ka Makbara built by the Mughals in Aurangabad. The trademark floral ornamention popular in Mughal monuments appears to have been the inspiration for Himroo motifs as well
  • Powerlooms and warping machines for the production of synethetic bedsheets and bedcovers that replaced genuine handwoven Himroo
  • Defunct Himroo Looms
  • The same loom post repair and restoration
  • Team restoring the old Himroo looms
  • Setting up a new warp and harness system for the Himroo loom
  • Hamid bhai weaving at the recently restored Himroo loom
  • Hamid bhai weaving at the recently restored Himroo loom
  • Hamid bhai weaving at the recently restored Himroo loom
  • Hamid bhai weaving at the recently restored Himroo loom
  • Hamidbhai training women in bobbin-winding on charkha
  • Himroo fabric is woven with the fabric’s reverse facing upwards
  • Qureshi brothers Aamir and Imran (L-R) with medals received by their grandfather from the Nizam of Hyderabad

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