Kashmir Pashmina Shawls, Pashmina Embroidered and Kaani Jamawar Shawls, Arab Scarfs, Pashmina Stoles

Pashmina refers to a type of cashmere wool and textiles made from it. The name comes from Pashmineh, made from Persian pashm (= "wool"). This wool comes from a special breed of goat indigenous to high altitudes of the Himalayan mountains.

Original Kashmir Pashmina shawls cost more than their counterparts elsewhere in the world because these are traditionally hand-woven and hand-loomed. The test for a quality pashmina has been warmth, feel and the passing of the shawl through a wedding ring (a well known characteristic of the ring shawl).

Pashmina shawls are embroidered in needlepoint only because they are very soft and delicate and crochet embroidery would not hold. Designs are varied - ranging from the border embroidered ones to creeper allover designs to the famous entire surface embroidered JAMAWAR shawls. Another type of Pashmina Shawls are the Kaani Shawls, weaved on a handloom so skillfully that a pattern emerges on the shawl when it is removed from the loom.

Background: 100% Cashmere; Embroidery: "Sozni" (Needle work) Sizes: SHAWL: 39 x 80 inches (99 x 203 cm); SCARF: 58 x 58 inches (147 x 147 cm)
Name: PJM01; Type: Sozni Jamawar Shawl	Name: PJM02; Type: Sozni Jamawar Shawl
Name: PJM03; Type: Sozni Jamawar Shawl	Name: PJM04; Type: Sozni Jamawar Shawl
Name: PDR10; Type: Border Embroidered Shawl	Name: PDR11; Type: Border Embroidered Shawl
Name: PDR01; Type: Border Embroidered Shawl	Name: PDR02; Type: Border Embroidered Shawl
Name: PK01; Type: Kaani Jamawar Shawl	Name: PK02; Type: Kaani Jamawar Shawl
Name: PJL04; Type: Allover Embroidered Shawl	Name: PJL03; Type: Allover Embroidered Shawl
Name: PJL01; Type: Allover Embroidered Shawl	Name: PJL02; Type: Allover Embroidered Shawl
Name: PRL01; Type: Embroidered Scarf	Name: PRL02; Type: Plain Scarf Size options and prices (incl. shipping): 58 x 58 inches = 225 USD 38 x 80 inches = 265 USD 28 x 80 inches = 185 USD CUSTOM Size = as per size When ordering, select scarf color from Color Chart