Beige cashmere pashmina hand embroidered with a delicate floral design to make unique overall pattern. The intricate embroidery covers the whole body of the pashmina in vines of leaves and flowers in the ivory white and black threads in a Jaal(web) style. The embroidery of this shawl was carried out by Mr Javed mia and his family.
The raw pashmina wool is collected from private herds of Changthani goats where temperatures can reach minus 35 degrees during winter in this cold desert region of the Himalayas. The cashmere 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 cashmere from this region is considered amongst the best in the world, it is combed from the chest and underbelly of the goats. and is light and warm with amazing insulating properties, the fibres are extremely fine, varying between 9 - 16 microns. This is a wonderful example of classic needlework carried out by hand on handwoven 'Toosh coloured' cashmere. The fabric is undyed natural brown cashmere woven in a diamond weave pattern
The spinning, weaving, dyeing, and embroidery were accomplished by skilled craftspeople.
This piece has the artisan's signature and took 5 months to complete.
Composition: Grade 'A' 100% Cashmere, originates from Ladakh.
