This cashmere pashmina is a beautiful example of handwoven and hand-embroidered craftmanship from Kashmir. The design is inspired by the Ladakh moonlight shining like silver on mountain ice and the night clouds. This piece took two years from collecting the raw cashmere from Leh, Ladakh in July 2016 to the final washing in waters from the Himalayas in November 2018.

The embroidery for this stunning Sozni embroidery shawl took almost a year and was hand sewn by a single highly accomplished craftsman in the Ganderbal district of Kashmir, where hand embroidery is an age-old tradition. This is a wonderful example of classic Tilla work carried out by hand in white and orange thread on a vibrant red background.

The raw pashmina wool is collected from private herds of Changthani goats which 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 baby soft pashmina is then spun by hand converting the soft fibre into an ultrafine yarn that even modern technology would struggle to achieve. Hand spinning is a traditional craft in Kashmir.

The cashmere used in this shawl comes from Changthangi goats in Leh, Ladakh where temperatures can reach minus 35 degrees during winter in this cold desert region of the Himalayas. 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.

Presented in a beautiful solid walnut box, handcrafted in Srinagar, the same region where the shawls are created. These boxes take approximately 21 days to create from the cut wood to drying, carving, polishing, and finishing.

100% Cashmere

Size: 198 x 95 cm ( 77 x 37 inches )

Made in Kashmir

Care: Professional cleaning only