Qaseeda Polo
The Handwork
Qaseeda Polo
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Hand-Embroidered
Kadhai is embroidery worked by hand. A design is traced onto the cloth as a khaka, the cloth is stretched taut on an adda or a hoop, and a karigar works it stitch by stitch in silk, cotton and metallic zari. The needle is guided by eye and by hand, so no two pieces carry quite the same line.
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Hand Block-Printed
Block printing is one of the oldest ways of putting pattern on cloth in South Asia. A drawing is transferred to a block of seasoned wood and carved by hand, so the pattern stands proud of the surface. Charged with dye and pressed down, the block leaves one repeat. Set side by side, impression after impression, the repeats become the cloth. Every piece is printed with natural dyes, and every block is carved by hand, so no two blocks are the same.
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A qaseeda is a formal ode — a poem written in praise of something worth praising: a king, a city, a season, a feeling. The Qaseeda Polo is RASTAH's ode to summer craft — the kind of piece that looks effortless and took months to arrive at.
The base is a lightweight summer-knit cotton, chosen specifically for breathability and drape rather than structure. Hand-cut patches are applied to the front, each one positioned and trimmed individually. The chest carries a hand-embroidered RASTAH logo on a khaddar patch, a detail that grounds the piece while the block-printed jacquard patches alongside it add surface variation and depth.
The polo collar is both utilitarian and considered — a neckline that belongs to work and leisure simultaneously, which is exactly the territory RASTAH occupies. The summer knit moves with the body. The patches add dimension without weight. It is a warm-weather piece that carries winter-level craft.
The qaseeda is a long form. It doesn't get to the point quickly — it builds, accumulates, arrives. This polo works the same way: the more time you spend with it, the more it reveals.
- Fabric
- Lightweight summer-knit cotton base
- Care
- Hand wash or gentle cold-cycle machine wash with mild detergent
Features
- Hand-cut front patches, individually positioned
- Hand-embroidered RASTAH logo on khaddar patch at chest
- Block-printed jacquard patches
- Polo collar construction
- Short sleeve
Care guide
- Wash inside out to protect the patch and prints
- Do not bleach
- Lay flat or hang to dry in the shade
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The craft · Kadhai
کڑھائیOne stitch at a time.
The design is traced onto the cloth in chalk, stretched taut on a frame and worked by a karigar's hand in silk, cotton and zari. No two pieces carry quite the same line.
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