A beautiful blend of cashmere sourced in Ladakh and Indian silk creates a most amazingly soft and floaty fabric. The weft thread has been spun by hand, and the fabric is hand-loomed with a twill weave. The silk gives the fabric a wonderful lustre and smoothness which is extremely soft to handle and drapes beautifully. The cream 'warp' thread and green hand-loomed 'weft' thread create a subtle two-tone finish. Embroidered in the Ganderbal district in Kashmir, the embroidery for this piece will have taken three months to finish. 

The pashmina was completed in September 2019 and is one of 12 pashminas in a range called 'The Colours of Sunrise', the particular colours used on this shawl were inspired by the early morning sunlight over mountains.

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.

This shawl will be supplied with a book entitled 'The Kashmir Shawl', which will create a backdrop for you of the 'landscape and lives' where these shawls are created.

Composition: 90% Cashmere from Ladakh, 10% Silk from North-East India

Size: 107 x 202 cm ( 42 x 79.5 inches )

Made in Kashmir

Care: Professional cleaning only