PolyesterPolyester Lace
Bright, high-sheen trim that holds a crisp scallop and takes disperse dye cleanly. The workhorse of the range.
- Width
- 15–90 mm
- Finish
- Bright
- Put-up
- 18 m card
Allahwala Impex · Since 1997
The art of
every thread.
Beautiful lace begins with extraordinary precision. Discover the people, machines and craft behind every metre.
Discover the collection
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Made in Karachi, PakistanFrom our mill to your next collection.
01 / The modern SchiffliScale meets
Scale meets
precision.
A wide fabric frame. A continuous bank of needles. An intricate design, repeated with care.
Vertical fabric frame · Continuous embroideryDrag to turn · Scroll to explore
Industrial precision.
A human touch.
Founder & CEOMr. Muhammad Usman Allahwala
Founded1997
MillS.I.T.E‑II, Super Highway
DisciplineLace, trims & embroidery
Allahwala Impex has been making lace in Karachi since 1997 — one of the older textile groups still run by the family that started it. The mill sits in the Super Highway Industrial Area near Ahsanabad, with the road and port connections that let a roll leave the floor and reach a container without a detour.
We specialise in GPO and guipure laces, cotton and polyester borders, and embroidered trims. Design, punching, stitching, dyeing and finishing all happen in-house, which is the only reliable way to hold a colour and a repeat across a large order.
Precision at the needle.Schiffli embroidery / On the floor
02 / The collection
Made for the
Made for the
finer details.
Five distinct lines. One considered approach. Made to your design, matched to your shade, and finished to your width.
PolyesterPolyester · matteDull Polyester Lace
The same constructions run on semi-dull yarn for a flat, chalky surface — for when the trim should sit back rather than catch the light.
- Width
- 15–75 mm
- Finish
- Semi‑dull
- Put-up
- 18 m card
CottonCotton Lace Border
Cotton-base borders and broderie anglaise for bedding, kurta panels and childrenswear. Soft hand, reactive-dyeable, pre-shrunk.
- Width
- 20–120 mm
- Base
- Cotton
- Put-up
- 18 m card
GuipureGPO & Guipure Lace
Chemical lace — stitched on a ground that is burnt out to leave the motif standing alone. Runs plain or with metallic gold and silver.
- Width
- 25–150 mm
- Options
- Metallic
- Put-up
- 9 m card
EmbroideryEmbroidery & Motifs
Panels, borders and placed motifs stitched to your artwork. Send a design or a swatch and we punch it — sampling before bulk, every time.
- Colours
- Up to 9
- Base
- Your fabric
- Sampling
- 5–7 days
Bring us a swatch and a quantity.
03 / From concept to cloth
Every step.
Every step.
Under one roof.
Three departments on one floor. Nothing leaves the building between the drawing and the packed carton, which is what keeps a repeat and a shade consistent from the first metre to the last.
01 — Design
Drawing and punching
- Artwork developmentOriginal repeats drawn in-house, or your artwork prepared for the embroidery floor.
- Punching & digitisingStitch files built by hand, with density and pull compensation set for the base you have chosen.
- SamplingA physical strike-off before bulk. Nothing goes on the floor from a screen alone.
02 — Stitch
Lace and embroidery
- Schiffli embroideryContinuous needle banks work across a wide fabric frame, building the same intricate repeat along the cloth.
- Chemical / guipure laceStitched on a soluble ground that is burnt out to leave the motif free-standing.
- Borders & narrow trimsContinuous widths from 15 mm, run to length and wound to card.
03 — Finish
Dyeing, bleach and dispatch
- DyeingTransfer of dye from the aqueous bath to the fibre surface — disperse for polyester, reactive for cotton.
- Bleaching & whitesModern units for the full range of design-bleach requirements, including optical whites.
- Packing & shippingCarded, boxed and documented on site — the whole cycle through to packaging and shipping.
The machinery behind the materialBuilt for the
Built for the
long run.
Wide frames, continuous needle banks and a team that knows every part of the process. Get closer to the machines that turn a repeat into metres of lace.
By the numbers
1997Our first thread
200+People on the floor
5Distinct product lines
1Fully integrated mill
04 / The processOne thread.
One thread.
Endless possibility.
From your first idea to the finished delivery. Explore the six stages that bring a collection to life.
Artwork & repeat01 / 06
From idea to delivery
01 / Design
Your idea, made repeatable.
We develop your artwork into a repeat, balancing the motif, spacing and detail.
One mill. Every stage considered.
Start with your design
05 / Our story
Made here.
Made here.
Made with care.
Allahwala Impex was founded in 1997 by Mr. Muhammad Usman Allahwala, who still runs it as Founder and CEO. Around two hundred people work the floor, and the machines they run are ours — which means when you ask what is happening to your order, someone can walk over and look.
From developing a repeat to checking the final shade, our team follows your order through the whole mill. A direct connection to the people and machines behind every metre.
Welcome to Allahwala Impex, where textile meets innovation.
Common questions
What is the minimum order?
It depends on the line. Running an existing design in a stock shade can start small; a new punched design carries a setup cost, so the economics improve above roughly 3,000 metres per colourway. Tell us the design and the quantity and we will be straight with you about whether it is worth punching.
Can you match a shade from a swatch?
Yes. Send a physical swatch or a Pantone TCX reference. Polyester takes disperse dye and cotton takes reactive, so the same nominal shade behaves differently on each base — we sample both if your order mixes them.
How long does sampling take?
Five to seven working days for a punched strike-off from new artwork, faster if we are re-running something already on file. Bulk lead time depends on the queue and the quantity; we quote it with the sample rather than guessing up front.
What is GPO lace, exactly?
Guipure — also called chemical lace. The motif is embroidered onto a soluble ground fabric which is then dissolved away, leaving the design standing on its own connecting bars with no net behind it. It is what gives guipure its weight and its sculpted edge.
Do you export?
Yes. The mill sits on the Super Highway with direct access to Karachi port, and we handle carding, boxing and export documentation on site.
06 / Start a conversation
Let’s make
Let’s make
something exceptional.
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Hours
Monday–Saturday, 9:00–18:00 PKT