It has really been a special summer for us!
Ever since KAL was started our idea was to be as close as possible to our textiles, to their making and finishing. It was obvious that all these things don't come easy and we couldn't do it all at the beginning - from sourcing wool, to spinning and weaving, dyeing and stitching of our garments. All these things take time and luck, finding the right people who share the same vision of carefully crafted textiles which are thoughtfully made. Until this summer, we always had to outsource the stitching of our garments to small studios which made only one or two productions possible each year with no that much room for experimenting. We had to try to predict the selling patterns of our collections - something quite impossible.
We had been searching for good people, the idea of having production at our studio was a dream to us, where we wanted to reach, an ideal one can say. Through luck, coincidences, in short life, we found a very skilled tailor, Ashik, who joined our team in July. Since then we have stocked up on our garments, created new colors in existing styles and started experimenting new styles for the coming year. We are truly content and feel like there is so much more possible. We will be launching our new collection of garments, accessories and home textiles on October 29th. This collection has been entirely produced in Ladakh, at our studio and home, with the creative input of many people and big ideas!
Many thanks go out to Mohana and Jasmina for sharing their knowledge and creative thoughts, to Nabina for the beautiful photos of our studio and to our entire team in Ladakh which is growing ever more together in welcoming Ashik and his family to our community and his commitment, skill and open-mindedness. Julley!
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