Kashmir valley of India is known for weaving shawls from Pashmina wool.
Kashmiri shawls are known for their softness, warmth and traditional designs.
The Kashmir shawls are a part of traditional male costumes in the colder regions of the Himalayas. T
he intricately embroidered and hand woven shawls from Kashmir are popular throughout Europe, Persia and other western countries since years.
Among the various types of Kashmiri Shawls, Pashmina shawls are most popular and is the softest, most luxurious and best wool in the world.
Their tremendous popularity abroad in enduring fame for the Kashmiri shawls.
The khaddar is hand spun and hand woven made of different weaves and textures, and dyed in different shades,with using the traditional phulkari embroidery, which were transformed into beautiful and multi-colored shawls.
The silk shawls are type of brocade in which both silk and cotton threads are used to produce the multicolored designs.
The silk shawls are soft, and almost feel very smooth. The Jewish men wore a shawl named “tallit” are known as prayer shawl during prayers and ceremonies.
The Kanikar, for instance, has intricately woven designs that are formalized imitations of Nature.
The Chenar leaf (plane tree leaf), apple and cherry blossoms, the rose and tulip, the almond and pear, the nightingale—these are done in deep mellow tones of maroon, dark red, gold yellow and browns. Yet another type of Kashmir shawl is the Jamiavr, which is a brocaded woolen fabric sometimes in pure wool and sometimes with a little cotton added.
Still another type of Kashmir shawl is the Dourukha, a woven shawl that is so done as to produce the same effect on both sides.