will ship UK, EU, international in its own pouch
Heirloom handmade SHAWL size sozni embroidery, in AAA grade 2 ply cream baby cashmere, SHAHMINA, with delicate trellis of light blue hand embroidered flowers, YOU will not find this anywhere online, not even Etsy, It is a RING SHAWL,
it is so well loomed, not lose, that a RING can PASS through it, easily
High END 2 PLY BABY CASHMERE, WHICH is extremely expensive, mixed with silk to enable it to give warmth like cashmere, and a smooth natural fibre surface, all silk threads are stick loomed
2 ply baby cashmere, on cream back ground with light blue, full sozni leaf, sprigs, constellation stars -not clustered but gently embroidered throughout, Modern cottage chic
size 80 INS X 39/40 INS RECTANGULAR SHAWL SIZE, NO fringes, FRINGES only come when it is machine made or made in China, Vietnam et al
WEIGHT UNDER 200 GM- in its own pouch
no buyers remorse, buy now, seller has only a limited number of pieces AND they come from the cottage industry and weavers, not the Mass cooperatives, where they MIX fibres to bring prices down or profits up.
What is a Shahmina/shamina?
2 ply baby cashmere with full floral sozni embroidery - snuggle/ travel blanket, shawl, wrap, hijab, this one has meticulous floral embroidery, taking 6 months to hand sew, on stick looms, this is a full jamavar work AND signed
Shamina or Shah mina ( "emperor's wool") refers to a type of shawl made from Baby cashmer woolbtained from select Inner Mongolian goat herds and has an average fibre diameter of 13-13.8 micrometres.
Shahmina shawls are hand spun, woven on only hand-looms and embroidered by hand in Kashmir, northern and made from fine cashmere fibre. It is textured and processed exactly in the same manner of ring shawls.
amawar, or grown piece, is a special type of shawl made in Kashmir. "Jama" means robe and "war/var" is chest and metaphorically body. The best quality of Jamawar . The brocaded parts are woven in similar threads of silk / Most of the designs seen today are floral, with the kairy as the predominant motif.
Historically handmade items, some shawls took a couple of decades to complete; consequently, original Jamawar shawls are highly valued.
Traders introduced this Chinese silk cloth to India, mainly from Samarkand and Bukhara and it gained immense popularity among the royalty and the aristocracy. Kings and nobles bought the woven fabric by the yard, wearing it as a gown or using it as a wrap or shawl. Jamawar weaving centres in India developed in the holy cities and the trade centres. The most well known Jamawar weaving centre is Kashmir,
Due to its rich and fine raw materials, the rich and powerful merchants used Jamawar and noblemen of the time, who could not only afford it but could even commission the weavers to make the fabric for them, as in the case of the Mughals. Emperor Akbar was one of its greatest patrons. He brought many weavers from East Turkestan to Kashmir.
please note due to the delicate nature and antique condition of this very light, warm baby cashmere, from the highest Himalayas, prices asked are reasonable, given, no 2 pieces are alike, and this one has sozni hand work, embroidery throughout,
it is just 1 notch in quality and feel and weight of the real ring shawl of the S kind
This unique fabric is manufactured completely by hand process, starting from gathering of Cashmere to spinning and then processing it on Handlooms. This natural Cashmere is 100% organic without artificial chemicals.
BUY early, there are so few pieces and you do not find them in India, Pakistan or online, buy well so it can be passed through various generations
No returns, will ship from London, uk, buy more to consolidate courier tracked shipping, NO returns, refunds, buyers remorse please