Hand-embroidered baby cashmere pashmina, in a design inspired by the storms of Changthang. The Sozni embroidery covers the whole shawl with white swirls of leaves on an outer border and vines of black leaves across the centre. The fabric was woven on a handloom in a diamond weave finished with a soft fringe, a beautiful example of craftsmanship from Kashmir.
The embroidery was carried out by a craftsman in the Ganderbal District in Kashmir and was completed in January 2021.
The drape and feel of this shawl are beautiful and the fabric is as light as a feather.
Baby cashmere fibres are from the first combing of a baby goat, it is even softer and finer compared to the cashmere from an adult goat. The cashmere is collected in the summer, combed out carefully by hand from the young coats when the weather is hot.
The precious baby pashmina is then gently washed, carded, and de-haired entirely by hand. The baby soft pashmina is then spun by hand, a traditional craft in Kashmir taking a skilled and experienced craftsperson one month to spin 100 grams of pashmina yarn.
The raw pashmina wool is collected from private herds of Changthani goats which is then washed, carded, and de-haired. De-hairing is the process of removing the guard hair (thick hair) from the pashmina fibres so that only the finest hairs remain.
The baby soft pashmina is then spun by hand converting the soft fibre into an ultrafine yarn that even modern technology would struggle to achieve. Hand spinning is a traditional craft in Kashmir.
100% Baby Cashmere
Size: 200 x 100 cm ( 78 x 39 inches )
Made in Kashmir
Care: Professional cleaning only
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