on offer is this exquisite 1 off, piece of an heirloom,  2 PLY CASHMERE, SILK embroidery, Light, warm, ARI needlework all by hand, not the MACHINE produced ones  sold online or from Pakistan and even china, Nepal

2 ply  cashmere/silk,  the warmth, extensive  labour intensive floral ARI- embroidery  is  priceless/meticulous.

 this special piece took  some years to finish, recent acquisition, you would not find it unless you visit the family weavers in Kashmir, NOT the typical £ 30-40 ONES on sale online in India, Pakistan   OR MACHINE made ones on etsy

ARI or knife needlework was used throughout to achieve a Jamavar needlework finish -   not  a modern piece and certainly  never used,

what is jamawar work?

for the right ebayer, collector of wearable textile art, shawl, escharpe, 

Jamawar, 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 is fine cashmere . 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 Akhbar was one of its greatest patrons. He brought many weavers from East Turkestan to Kashmir

A TRUE GEM, I OFF A KIND 180 CM X 68 CM- highly recommended as an heirloom piece, YOU cannot find this work nor coloration even from Kashmir

weight under 280    gm, packed flat/pouched 

no returns, refunds, an heirloom piece meant to be used as a long shawl, blanket, wrap, to be passed down to your daughters, a lifetimes work in embroidery, all hand loomed to greate deatail

NO RETURNS, REFUNDS, PERSONAL COLLECTION POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL LONDON, LEAVE TEL ,MOBILE NO-

NO RETURNS, NOT AS DESCRIBED, BUYERS REMORSE, EXCHANGES, REFUNDS, buy KNOWING PRICES HAVE BEEN SLASHED BY 80 PER CENT