The dark backdrop for this Kani shawl is made even richer thanks to the caramel Pashmina threads woven carefully to make this piece.
The entire body of this pure handwoven Pashmina shawl recreates the fragrant magic of Kashmir valley, where flowers and floral vines of all kinds bloom in between extreme winters.
As if transferring a whole "Bagh" or garden to the elegant Pashmina, the weavers have intricately woven floral motifs in the field of the shawl.
The bel or creepers that are revealed due to the use of colorful silk threads are inspired by the inlay work of Mughal architecture, where vegetation became a central part of the decoration of royal spaces.
The technique of Kani weaving in Pashmina is one of the most difficult, elaborate, and unsurprisingly breathtaking ones. The pattern that is sprawling on the Pashmina shawl is not embroidered but added to the textile while it was in the weaving stage, on the loom. This requires great levels of concentration and patience from the weavers, virtues with which the people of Kashmir are well acquainted.
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