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Large Jamavar  Shawl

From  Heritage Trading Company

Jamavar  shawls make wonderful gifts—so much more interesting than a sweater.  And you  don’t have to worry about the size.

 
                                                                                                                                   
     

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For more  information about India shawls, please see the Definitions and Comments  at the end of our listing.

 
                                                                                                                 
     

 A reversible, jamawar shawl from India.  The intricate, jacquard-woven pattern is        inspired by designs that date back to the Mughal Empire.

  Fabric:  Wool
         Principal Colors:  Dark        Navy Blue, Sand, Burgundy
         Approximate Size:  80        Inches Long,  40        Inches Wide
         Approximate Size:  200        Centimeters Long,  100 Centimeters Wide
     

This shawl is brand       new, not "vintage."  In other words, it's not used,       damaged, or dirty.

 

Wear this dramatic stole with plain slacks and blouse or a simply styled dress, and I guarantee, from experience, that even strangers will offer admiring comments.

 

This item is shipped from India.  Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

J10-JL-133

 
                             
     
       

           

       

 

       

 

       

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Outstanding Quality

Please see our  feedback for comments like these on our jamavar shawls:

Jan-26-05  Praise :  MUSEUM QUALITY (AS IN EXHIBIT, NOT GIFT SHOP) - I'M A  REPEAT BUYER

Nov-2-06  Praise :  Every time I open your  packages, I exclaim, "Oh WOW!" Every item is stunning!

Oct-18-07   Praise : BEST PASHMINA JAMAVAR ON NET!!!   I LOVE THIS COMPANY, CUSTOMER FOR LIFE!!!!!!!

Dec-03-09  Praise : Best eBay experience to date, great seller. Guaranteed repeat  customer here.

Aug-28-10   Praise : Another treasure, just delighted,  perfect gift for the discerning! cheers

Jan-15-11   Praise : What a beautiful shawl! I gave it as  a gift and my friend loved it! Excellent!

Jun-05-13  Praise : Très belle qualité de laine, expédition super rapide, merci

Aug-26-13 Praise : A favourite in my nearly 50 pieces Jamawar shawl collection! Good service

Dec-26-13 Praise : Immer wieder wunderbare und authentische Ware, bester Kontakt, gerne wieder!

Jan-05-14 Praise : I am so glad you are selling this product. So beautiful! Thank you!

Feb-12-14 Praise : The shawl is LOVELY, such vivid color! Almost too pretty to wear. Fast delivery!

Mar-19-14 Praise : Absolutely stunning! I'm thrilled ! Great seller!

May-2014 Praise : Breathtakingly  beautiful, extremely friendly contact, fast, highly recommended!!

Jul-2014  Praise : Great items and good prices

Sep-2014  Praise : A favorite lovely fine strong classic romantic wool shawl~ Ebay beloved vendor.

Sep-2014  Praise : Great seller, thank you for your beautiful shawls.

Sep-2014  Praise : Super, Excellent, 6 Stars

 

 
                                                           
      International Buyers - Please        Note
      Import duties, taxes, and        charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost.        These charges are the buyer's responsibility.
      Please check with your        country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be        prior to bidding or buying.
      Customs activity may delay the        arrival of your package. In our experience, this is infrequent, but it        does sometimes happen. Thanks for your patience.
 

 

POUR NOS AMIS QUI PARLENT FRANÇAIS (For our  French-speaking friends): Châle ou écharpe en laine. Nouveau. Fabriqué en Inde.  (Méthodes de  paiement: Nous acceptons les cartes de crédit sur Paypal et les chèques  personnels en U.S. dollars.)

 

 
                                                                               
     

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Truth In Advertising:  Some  Definitions & Some Comments About India Shawls

FIRST, THE DEFINITIONS

Jamavar Shawls

     (Also spelled jamawar,  jamavaar, jhamevar)

     The jamavar technique of weaving  intricate, Persian-inspired motifs was brought to the Kashmir region of India in  the 15th Century under the patronage of one of the kingdom's most  admired rulers, Zain-ul-Abdin.  Patterns in these early jamavars were created by  using weft threads of various colors that did not run the full width of the  fabric.  Rather, they were woven back and forth in small areas to create the  desired, tiny color blocks.  These jamavars became fashionable with European  aristocracy in the 18th Century.  Because of the costly weaving  technique, the patterns often covered just the edges and ends of the shawls.    Even so, only the wealthiest people could afford them.  The invention of  the jacquard loom in the 19th Century meant that shawls with the  traditional jamavar designs could be produced cost-effectively for a much larger  market.  And the motifs began to cover larger portions of the shawls.

 
                                                         
     

     

     

     

     

Madame Riviere, 1805, By Ingre

     

Countess Daru, 1810, By David

     

Early 19th Century        Portraits Of European        Ladies Wearing Jamavar Shawls

 

     Today the term “jamavar” usually  refers to shawls with intricately woven, Persian/Mughal-inspired patterns.  (It  rarely refers to the original weaving technique.)  Some modern jamavars simulate  earlier weaving traditions by using supplemental warp and/or weft threads, which  extend across only a portion of the fabric, to create complex, multicolored  designs on some areas of the shawl, while leaving large, solid color blocks in  other areas.

Pashm*na  (In accordance with Ebay rules, we can't spell out this word,  lest our auction appear in a search for articles made of that material.   But we think you'll figure out our message anyway.)

     NOT a generic term for any shawl  from India, “p*shmina” refers to a very specific and very costly  material.  "Pashm*na" is the inner coat wool of a particular Himalayan  goat (Capra hircus).  Articles made from "p*shmina" are very expensive,  even when purchased in India directly from a manufacturer’s agent.  Less  expensive are blends of "p*shmina" with other materials such as wool or  rayon.

     In our experience, it is not  possible to make a wholesale purchase of 80 inch by 28 inch, jamavar, 70% "p*shmina"  blend shawls from a manufacturer’s agent in India for less than $50 (US  currency) apiece.  It is also not possible to circumvent the agents and buy  directly from the manufacturers—we tried.

C*shmere

     Also NOT a generic name for shawls  from India, “c*shmere” is another name for "p*shmina".  Some  people prefer to use the term “cashm*re” to refer to the larger diameter  fibers (15-19 microns) and reserve the term “pashm*na” for the finer  grade (11-14 microns).

Kashmir

     A region of Northwest India.   Not "c*shmere" fabric.

Kashmiri

     The adjective meaning that  something is “of Kashmir.”  It can mean any shawl from Kashmir or designed in  the tradition of Kashmir.  It does not mean "c*shmere" material.  The  term is often used to refer to certain types of embroidery.  In one popular type  of Kashmiri hand-embroidery, the pattern is made from many tiny, straight  stitches.  Chain stitch is another traditional style.  (Heritage  Trading sells some shawls with Kashmiri embroidery.)   Because of Kashmir’s current political instability, much Kashmiri embroidery is  now done outside that state. 

Viscose

     Rayon.   Viscose is the word much of the world uses to refer to what Americans call  rayon.  Read the fine print on shawl auctions.  Some shawls described  as "pashm*na" in the title are revealed to be 100% viscose in the  small-font part of the description.

THE  COMMENTS:  TRUTH IN ADVERTISING 

     India does not have the strict  truth-in-advertising laws that are found in the United States and elsewhere.   Consequently, some Indian manufacturers will label their shawls as "p*shmina" or "c*shmere," even though they are, in reality, sheep’s wool or even  synthetic.  In fact, we told our Indian supplier to remove the labels sewn into  a recent shipment of woolen shawls, inaccurately describing them as "pashm*na".

     At Heritage Trading, we try to be clear and  accurate in our ebay descriptions.  We do not, at present, sell "p*shmina"  or "cashm*re" shawls.  We DO sell beautiful shawls with jamavar (i.e.,  intricately woven patterns) made of sheep’s wool.  We also sell some wool-like,  synthetic shawls, which are clearly described as synthetic in our listings.  And  we sell some blended fabrics, which are also fully described.

     We encourage similar clarity and accuracy  from all sellers.

Thanks for reading this.  We  wanted you to know.