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What Is Rajjar Khaddar? A Guide to Charsadda’s Handwoven Cloth

What Is Rajjar Khaddar? A Guide to Charsadda’s Handwoven Cloth

Khaddar is a hand-loomed cotton cloth that has been worn across the subcontinent for centuries. Among the places best known for it in Pakistan is Rajjar, in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

How it’s made

Rajjar khaddar is woven on hand-operated looms. The weaver throws the shuttle across the warp by hand and beats each row into place. That rhythm produces a cloth with a gently uneven, tactile surface that machine-made fabric can’t quite copy.

How to recognise handwoven khaddar

  • Texture: look for small slubs and variations in the yarn.
  • Selvedge: the edges are slightly irregular rather than perfectly straight.
  • Feel: genuine khaddar feels dry and breathable, not slick or synthetic.

What to wear it as

The most popular use is the classic men’s shalwar kameez, but khaddar also makes excellent waistcoats, shawls and women’s suits.

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