A Strange Textile Find....
2 days ago I got -again- a beautiful gift from a former student. Nahad was born in Afghanistan and came with her family to the Netherlands years ago as refugee. She has finished our fashion course some years ago. Her final collection was about eveningdresses made out of traditional blue Bhurka's (I wrote about it in this blogpost). Now a new collection designed by her is currently made by our 3th year students. Also made from Bhurka's but in different colours combined with other fabrics. When she left school I got a really beautiful Pakol from her, made by the best Pakol maker in Kabul. I always wonder what would happen if I would phone them up and tell them that the hat is very special to me.. But what is a Pakol ?? The Pakol also spelled Pakul or Khapol , Kapol, Kapor, chitrali topi and sometimes called a Mujahideen Cap from Chitral, is a soft, round-topped men's hat, typically of wool and found in any of a variety of earthy...