
Hand spun and handwoven in the Kashmir valley
Pashmina Shawl Collection
PASHMINA SHAWL COLLECTION
Pashmina is the fleece of the Changthangi goat of Ladakh, combed out by hand each spring and spun on wooden wheels into a yarn far finer than a human hair. Every shawl here is hand spun and handwoven in the Kashmir valley, and the embroidered pieces are finished by needle over months.
The collection is small by design: plain handwoven shawls, a kani shawl whose pattern is woven into the cloth with small wooden bobbins, and the heirloom shawls, hand-embroidered in sozni stitch by artisans who spend two hundred to four hundred hours on a single piece. The same shawls are worn by men and women.
Every label states the exact fibre and its origin. Cashmere scarves, including the Heritage Pashmina® line, sit in the Cashmere Scarf Collection, and pashmina scarves in Scarves. For the tests that prove a piece is genuine, read our guide to identifying pure pashmina.
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What is in the collection
Most of the shawls here are heirloom pieces: a handwoven pashmina ground, then sozni embroidery worked by hand in fine thread across the whole cloth. The largest run to 225 by 115 cm and carry two to four hundred artisan hours each. Beside them sit a kani shawl, patterned on the loom with small wooden bobbins so the design is part of the weave, and plain handwoven shawls for everyday wear. Read about sozni embroidery and kani weaving.
Pashmina or cashmere
Both fibres are goat undercoat, but pashmina is the finer coat of one breed, the Changthangi goat, and is traditionally hand spun because the fibre is too fine for most mills. That is why the shawls here cost more than the cashmere scarves. If you are choosing between them, our notes on pashmina versus cashmere and the grades of cashmere set out the difference in plain terms.
For weddings and gifts
In Kashmir an embroidered pashmina marks births, weddings and homecomings, and is given as a blessing rather than a fashion. Our wedding shawls page covers the pieces that suit a mother of the bride or a winter ceremony, and gift wrapping is offered at checkout.
Delivery and returns
Every shawl in this collection qualifies for free UK delivery, which applies to orders over £60 and arrives in three to five working days. Worldwide delivery takes seven to twenty-one days and is free over £200. Unworn pieces with their tags can be returned within fourteen days; the full terms are on the shipping policy page.








