Kashmir shawls are traditionally made either of shahtoosh or pashmina.
Today, shahtoosh shawls are no longer made because of a ban on the trade of products made from the Tibetan antelope.
Scholars, vendors and journalists have sometimes mistakenly used the words cashmere and pashmina synonymously but…
In reality, pashmina is a particularly fine form of cashmere, so all pashmina is cashmere, but not all cashmere is pashmina.
Under Babur, the Mughal khil'at was a set of clothes, which could include a turban, long coat, gown, fitted jacket, sash, shawl, trousers, shirt, and scarf. One or all of these could be made of pashmina and embroidered in gold cloth.
The principal aspects of the shawl are its distinctive Kashmiri weaving technique and fine wool.
The purest type of pashmina made from cashmere is Kani Wool. With kani shawls, you can dress up or down, for a party or a formal occasion. These cashmere shawls have a fine texture, are silky, and are incredibly warm. Kani shawls have been woven for many years.
The Kashmir valley is where Kani shawls got their start. The elaborate and beautiful designs embroidered on these shawls represent Kashmir's beauty. It is understandable why kani shawls continue to be favored by Sufis, Mughals, Aibaks, Parsis, Europeans, and of course Hindus.
Online, Kani shawls are becoming increasingly popular. Kani shawls come in a variety of styles, such as Chand-daar or Moon shawls, Palladaar Kani Pashmina Shawls, and Kani jamawar/Pur Mattan Shawls. Kani shawls for women are also available online.
Here are some mind-blowing details on Kani shawls.
Name and culture of Kani Shawls:
The word "Kani" comes from the village of Kanihama, which is roughly 20 kilometers from the Kashmiri capital. Kani also refers to wooden sticks in Kashmir. The shawls come from the Mughal period. The Changthangi goat is where the wool is found. It exists in the particular climate of Kashmir. The shawls are created using a unique Talim.
The kani shawls' name and culture has local roots.
While kani shawls offer you wonderful comfort, they also necessitate great care. One piece of advice would be to only hand wash shawls.
"Kanis" or "Tujis" are the diminutive eyeless wooden sticks used to make Kani shawls. Kanis are made from "poos tul" from the forest. Online kani shawl wrap purchases are very popular both in Kashmir and around the world.
Handmade style and pattern: Kani shawls are woven similarly to carpets. The design is not stamped or imprinted. Instead, the "Talimguru" creates the pattern's code (Talim) on graph paper. Kani shawls are woven from vibrant threads.
The arrangement of the vibrant bobbins (sticks) occurs after the warp is created. After that, two bobbins are connected together in accordance with the design. This procedure is repeated until the winter shawl is entirely woven. There is a particular Mughal pattern on every kani shawl. The shawls' ends and borders are finished with knots.
The method of weaving a Kani shawl takes a long time:
The method of hand weaving Kani shawls is laborious. Only skilled, committed, patient, and trained weavers are capable of creating kani shawls. Painstaking work goes into creating the highest artistic expression on shawls.
The intricate patterns of design are only weaved an inch at a time on average. Some shawls take anywhere from three months to three years to complete. The typical duration is 6 months, averaging 5-7 hours every day.
The hand-weaving process for Kani Women shawls can take months or even years, making them exceedingly pricey. These are both natural and quite lightweight. Online retailers sell Kani shawls starting at about one lakh. The cost of these shawls justifies the time, work, and materials used to weave each kani shawl.
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