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The Gilded Seam: Custom Women’s Stitching

Buraidah · Saudi Arabia

Made-to-measure clothing delivered to Buraidah

Buraidah is the capital of Qassim, in the farming heart of the Kingdom, where date palms surround the city and the weather swings from scorching summers to properly cold winter nights. We make women’s clothing to the measurements you send, in Pakistan, and courier the finished piece to your Buraidah address. There is no shop to visit: you order online or on WhatsApp, in English or Arabic.

  • Made in Pakistan
  • Minimum order: one suit
  • Quote in USD, GBP or EUR
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Local notes

Ordering from Buraidah

Sizes, customs rules and sending fabric from Saudi Arabia: ordering from Saudi Arabia.

Hot days, cold desert nights

Inland Qassim is dry, so summer clothing is about air and light fabric rather than humidity: lawn or cambric for a kameez, nida for an abaya, and a cut with a little ease at the hips. From December the evenings turn cold, and a lined kameez in khaddar or a velvet jalabiya makes far more sense. Our winter fabrics guide compares the warmer weaves.

Graduations and family evenings

If you have a graduation coming up, a black abaya with a coloured lining or a little embroidery at the cuffs is easy to plan in, and our graduation abaya guide covers colours and details. For a family celebration, an evening dress can be made with full sleeves and a floor-length skirt.

Plan backwards from the date: a few days to agree your design, then 5 to 7 working days to make, then the courier.

Your own fabric, or ours

Fabric bought locally or brought back from Pakistan can be made up with Stitching Only, once we have seen it in daylight photos and confirmed there is enough. If you would rather leave the cloth to us, Fabric + Stitching means one quote and one parcel.

Custom stitching · Custom design · Buraidah

Your dream design, made real

اقرئي هذه الصفحة بالعربية

If you have tried to book a ladies tailor in Buraidah in the weeks before Eid or graduation, you know how long the waiting list gets. We work differently. You send a photo or a description and your measurements, we stitch the abaya, evening dress or jalabiya in Pakistan, and a courier brings it to your home in Buraidah or anywhere else in Qassim. The hot summers and cold winter nights are both planned for in the fabric.

The photos below are a good place to start. A graduation abaya can take a coloured lining or an embroidered cuff; an evening dress can be made longer, fuller in the sleeve or plainer at the neckline. If you have your own idea, send your design and we work from that. Every detail and the full price are set out in a written quote before we cut.

8 designs shown

  • Design preview of the Palm Arc pleated abaya in chocolate brown: pleated panels, open front, palm frond embroidery, matching scarf£120Regular £150· 20% offDesign preview4 photos
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    abayas · eid

    Palm Arc pleated abaya

    An open pleated abaya in chocolate brown, embroidered with gold and bronze palm fronds down both front edges and above the pleated sleeve ends. Comes with a matching scarf.

    • Pleated panels
    • Open front
    • Palm frond embroidery
    • Matching scarf
    • Nida, crepe or chiffon
  • Design preview of the Desert Jasmine tailored abaya in black: shawl collar, open front, jasmine embroidery, matching scarf£80Regular £99· 19% offDesign preview4 photos
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    Desert Jasmine tailored abaya

    An open tailored abaya in black with a shawl collar, embroidered with cream jasmine flowers and gold leaves along the shawl collar and around the cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.

    • Shawl collar
    • Open front
    • Jasmine embroidery
    • Matching scarf
    • Nida, crepe or chiffon
  • Design preview of the Wave tailored abaya in deep teal: shawl collar, open front, wave embroidery, matching scarf£99Regular £125· 21% offDesign preview4 photos
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    abayas · eid

    Wave tailored abaya

    An open tailored abaya in deep teal with a shawl collar, embroidered with gold and teal waves with small shells along the shawl collar and around the cuffs. Comes with a matching scarf.

    • Shawl collar
    • Open front
    • Wave embroidery
    • Matching scarf
    • Nida, crepe or chiffon
  • Design preview of the Iris layered abaya in navy: layered sleeves, closed front, iris embroidery, matching scarf£120Regular £150· 20% offDesign preview4 photos
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    Iris layered abaya

    A navy layered-sleeve abaya with a round neck, embroidered with soft blue irises in a spray over one shoulder and on the layered sleeves. Comes with a matching scarf.

    • Layered sleeves
    • Closed front
    • Iris embroidery
    • Matching scarf
    • Nida, crepe or chiffon
  • Design preview of the Rust Ajrak Frock in rust: frock, ajrak print, cotton, everyday£59Regular £75· 21% offDesign preview
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    frocks · everyday

    Rust Ajrak Frock

    A rust frock in an Ajrak-style print, with a notched neckline, three-quarter sleeves and an easy A-line shape to the calf.

    • Frock
    • Ajrak print
    • Cotton
    • Everyday
    • Made to measure
  • Design preview of the Saffron Meenakari Frock in saffron: frock, silk, meenakari colours, eid£99Regular £125· 21% offDesign preview2 photos
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    frocks · eid

    Saffron Meenakari Frock

    A saffron silk frock with green and gold floral embroidery in a meenakari palette, elbow sleeves and a flared skirt with a deep border.

    • Frock
    • Silk
    • Meenakari colours
    • Eid
    • Made to measure
  • Design preview of the Ginkgo Wrap Dress in rust: rust, embroidered, dress, made to measure£65Regular £85· 24% offDesign preview
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    dresses · everyday

    Ginkgo Wrap Dress

    A rust wrap dress with a tie at the waist and long sleeves, embroidered with ginkgo leaves along the wrap edge and around the cuffs.

    • Rust
    • Embroidered
    • Dress
    • Made to measure
  • Design preview of the Mauve Pearl Button Co-ord Set in mauve: mauve, embroidered, co-ord set, made to measure£100Regular £120· 17% offDesign preview
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    two-piece · eid

    Mauve Pearl Button Co-ord Set

    A mauve kurta with a pearl-button placket and soft pink flowers at the neck, cuffs and hem, over wide palazzos with an elasticated waist.

    • Mauve
    • Embroidered
    • Co-ord set
    • Made to measure

Custom abayas · Buraidah

Abayas made to measure, delivered to Buraidah

Custom abayas for Buraidah are cut to your measurements in Pakistan and couriered to your home, so the length suits the shoes you actually wear and the sleeves stop where you want them. Send body measurements, or measure an abaya you already own that fits well and label them as garment measurements.

Collection designs start from £80 with a matching scarf, in nida, crepe or chiffon, and any design can be made in any colour. Nida suits the dry Qassim summer; crepe drapes more heavily and feels warmer in winter. Your quote, in US dollars, pounds or euros, includes delivery and any import charges.

Browse the abaya collection, or read custom abayas for Saudi Arabia for sizes and delivery.

Essential

£80Regular price £99Launch price · 19% off

Limited-time launch price, 19% off. Full price £99 from 1 November.

Lighter embroidery on the tailored, butterfly and bell shapes. A good first abaya, or one for every day.

For example, Desert Jasmine butterfly abaya

Signature

£99Regular price £125Launch price · 21% off

Limited-time launch price, 21% off. Full price £125 from 1 November.

Fuller embroidery, or the kimono, bisht, tulip, lantern and layered shapes, which take more cutting and finishing.

For example, Desert Jasmine kimono abaya

Statement

£120Regular price £150Launch price · 20% off

Limited-time launch price, 20% off. Full price £150 from 1 November.

The cape and pleated shapes, and the large-motif designs. The most work, for Eid, weddings and evenings out.

For example, Desert Jasmine cape abaya

Two ways to order

Our fabric, or yours

Both are made to your measurements in Pakistan. The minimum order is one suit, and we don’t offer free samples.

  • Fabric + Stitching

    We supply the agreed fabric and make your outfit to your measurements. One parcel: the finished outfit shipped to you.

    • Fabric agreed with you before cutting
    • Minimum order one suit
    • No need to send anything
  • Stitching Only

    You supply suitable fabric, such as an unstitched suit, and we cut, stitch and finish it.

    • Two shipping stages: your fabric to us in Pakistan, then the outfit to you
    • Confirm suitability and quantity before sending
    • Minimum order one suit
Do you deliver outside Buraidah, to Unaizah or Ar Rass?

Yes. We deliver anywhere in Saudi Arabia, including the rest of Qassim. Your written quote includes delivery to your own address and any customs duty and VAT.

Can I write to you in Arabic?

Yes. Message us in Arabic on WhatsApp and we reply in Arabic. The order form itself is in English.

Can I order a single graduation abaya?

Yes. One piece is a normal order. It is cut to your measurements, and the colour, lining and any embroidery are written into your quote before we start.

Softly wrinkled white cotton fabric in natural light

Ready when you are

Made to measure, delivered to Buraidah

Tell us the garment, the service option and your city, and add a photo if you have one. We reply with a written quote in US dollars, pounds or euros, whichever you choose, including delivery and import charges.

No commitment until you approve your written quote.