WHO MAKES KUVRD'S KEFFIYEHS
One Keffiyeh, Two Workshops
Every KUVRD keffiyeh is made in Jordan by two operations with one family story. The fabric is woven at the Golden Textile Factory in Sahab, Jordan, the family factory founded by our grandfather, Jido Ahmed Al-Bulbul, and run today by his two sons. Each keffiyeh leaves Sahab without its hadab, the hand-tied fringe.
The hadab is tied on at the KUVRD Collective, our own workshop and community space in Jabal Al Hussein, Amman, where the women of the Collective, supported by a wider production team, finish every keffiyeh by hand. KUVRD, founded by Jido Ahmed's grandchildren in 2018, runs the Collective. The factory in Sahab remains his sons'.
IN PALESTINE
How it Began
Jido Ahmed Al-Bulbul left Jaffa, Palestine, in May 1948. By June 1948 the family had relocated to the Ein Al-Sultan refugee camp in Jericho. From 1952 to 1958 he worked in the textile trade in Hebron, learning the craft on manual looms until he had mastered every part of it. In 1958, he and his brothers opened the Golden Textile Factory in Jericho, Palestine, weaving keffiyehs by hand.
REBUILT IN JORDAN, 1967
Jordan
The 1967 war forced Jido Ahmed Al-Bulbul out of Palestine a second time. He rebuilt in Jordan, reopening the Golden Textile Factory and returning to the same manual looms he had mastered in Hebron. He helped to pioneer the keffiyeh industry there, and the factory grew on the strength of that decision for the next three decades. In 2006 he passed it to two of his sons, who run it today.
A SEPARATE WORKSHOP IN AMMAN
The KUVRD Collective
The KUVRD Collective is KUVRD's own workshop and community space in Jabal Al Hussein, Amman, a separate space from the family factory in Sahab. Every keffiyeh arrives from Sahab without its hadab. The Collective's artisans tie it on by hand, then finish and quality-check each piece. The Collective is also home to tatreez embroidery, Palestinian heritage workshops, and skills training.
The Collective is a workshop of women, supported by a wider production team, and it is hiring. Every keffiyeh woven in Sahab is finished here. Meet the workshop on The KUVRD Collective page, read more on the Karam by KUVRD page, and see the work it funds on Community Projects.
A SYMBOL OF RESISTANCE AND LIBERATION
The Keffiyeh Legacy
Jido Ahmed proudly helped to pioneer the keffiyeh industry to what we know it to be today. The production of the keffiyeh was also the beginning of a widespread movement of Palestinian solidarity outside of Palestine and all over the world. With supporters like you, we're able to keep the keffiyeh legacy ongoing and hope to continue to do so. The keffiyeh will remain a legendary symbol of resistance and liberation, until Palestine is free.
A timeline of our family-owned Keffiyeh factory.
May 1948
Jido Ahmed Al-Bulbul left Jaffa, Palestine.
June 1948
Relocated to the Ein Al-Sultan refugee camp in Jericho.
1952 to 1958
Worked in the textile trade in Hebron.
1958 to 1960s
The Golden Textile Factory is established and running in Jericho.
1967
Fled to Jordan and reopened the Golden Textile Factory.
2006 to present
Jido Ahmed Al-Bulbul passed the factory to his two sons, who run it today in Sahab, Jordan.
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- [1952 to 1958]
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- [1967]
- [2006 to present]
01
The Yarn
Spools of yarn line the walls of the family factory in Sahab.
02
The Machines
The machinery that carries every thread into place.
03
The Weave
The keffiyeh takes shape, seen through the loom.
04
The Pattern
Heddles lay the keffiyeh's net pattern, row by row.
05
The Inspection
The keffiyeh is checked as it comes off the loom.
06
The Keffiyeh
Finished keffiyehs, ready to travel to the KUVRD Collective in Amman for their hand-tied hadab.
STILL IN THE FAMILY
A Family Legacy
The factory Jido Ahmed Al-Bulbul founded is still a family matter. His two sons run it today in Sahab, Jordan, weaving keffiyeh fabric among the same rolls of cloth and the same machines, keeping a craft learned in Palestine alive in every bolt they weave.
Read more: the history of our family-owned keffiyeh factory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are KUVRD keffiyehs made?
KUVRD keffiyehs are woven at the Golden Textile Factory in Sahab, Jordan, the family factory founded by Jido Ahmed Al-Bulbul in Jericho, Palestine, in 1958 and rebuilt in Jordan after 1967. The hadab, the keffiyeh's hand-tied fringe, is then tied on at the KUVRD Collective, KUVRD's own workshop in Jabal Al Hussein, Amman.
Who makes KUVRD's keffiyehs?
Two operations, one family story. The cloth is woven in Sahab, Jordan, at the family factory run by Jido Ahmed Al-Bulbul's two sons. The finishing, which covers hand-tying the hadab, quality control, and tatreez embroidery, is done at the KUVRD Collective in Jabal Al Hussein, Amman, by its women artisans, supported by a wider production team.
Is KUVRD Palestinian owned?
Yes. KUVRD was founded in 2018 by Hasan and Seevana Hawari, grandchildren of Jido Ahmed Al-Bulbul, a Palestinian weaver who was forced out of Jaffa in May 1948 and opened the Golden Textile Factory in Jericho, Palestine, in 1958. The family has made keffiyehs for three generations, and the family factory, now in Sahab, Jordan, still weaves every KUVRD keffiyeh.
Is KUVRD legit?
Yes. KUVRD's keffiyehs come from a named, family-owned factory operating since 1958, and are finished at KUVRD's own workshop in Amman. Our giving is documented: 100,751 meals donated between 2020 and 2023 through named charity partners. The giving record is published project by project on Community Projects. See Karam by KUVRD for how the Karam fund works, and customer reviews on each product page.
