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Get Authentic Ikat Pashmina Shawls for this Winter

Author: Christina India
by Christina India
Posted: Jan 03, 2018

The "Pashmina" word is derived from the word 'Pashm' which means luxury wool. Pashmina shawls are basically woven in Kashmir valley, India. It is made of fine wool from a special breed of goats - Chanthangi goat found only in the northern parts of the Himalayan region. The artisans work hard for several months to get a single piece of Pashmina shawl done.

The ‘Soft Gold’ - Pashmina Shawls

The Pashmina shawls are extremely soft and provide complete warmness to the wearer. The Pashmina thread is thin, refined and of delicate nature that makes it soft and smooth. Its diameter is very less as compared to other woollen threads. Due to this reason, it is extremely difficult to spin the Pashmina thread, only an experienced and skilled artisan can work on it to make a beautiful Pashmina shawl.

The Pashmina thread is also called as ‘soft gold’, as no other woollen shawls can be compared with Pashmina shawls on the criteria of softness, warmth, lightness and fineness of these handwoven craft-pieces. The Pashmina shawl embroidery and its weavings are done in different ways like by sozni embroidery, Kani work, Ikat Pattern, chashme bulbul, all by hand weaving. It instantly adds royalness to one’s winter attire because of its fine delicateness in texture and artistic hand-made embroidery.

Ikat Pashmina Shawls

In the Ikat pattern colourful, bright and beautiful hues of threads are handpicked and hand-woven into a grand Pashmina stoles or shawls. It gives an elegant look to any normal dress. The Ikat pattern is very skilful, in which the luxurious Pashmina yarns are partially dyed before the actual weaving of the fabric. Due to this method of dying, the fabric produced has a colourful and elaborate pattern that gives a blurry look. It is extremely difficult and the weaver has to put a lot of hard work, to weave the dyed yarn so that the patterns on the cloth are perfectly placed in the fabric. On accessorizing this ultimate skillfully crafted handmade art on yourself, you will surely garner appreciation for your style and choice of clothing.

Authentic Ikat Pashmina Shawls

Christinaindia presents a wide range of colourful Ikat Pashmina shawls which can be worn for all occasions in the winter season. 100% pure Pashmina shawls with an ikat pattern in a wide range of prices. These are wrinkle-free and are always warm to wear.

Christinaindia.com strives to bring the most cherished, glorious and authentic Kashmiri crafts to our valued customers, giving you the most seamless shopping experience. So, charm-up your attire this winter with the best of Kashmiri embroideries - Ikat pattern in Pashmina shawls.

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