Tweed Weaving
Traditionally made using wool obtained from indigenous Kashmiri sheep, tweed is now also made with merino wool sourced from outside the state. The warm and hardy fabric made by women and men tweed weavers, is ideal for the blankets, shawls and pherans that are ubiquitous in Kashmiri winters. Our tweed and lighter-weight wools are suitable for tailoring into capes and coats, jackets and trousers.
Hand Spinning
Local (desi) and pashmina wool is handspun on the traditional wooden charkha. The artisans, mostly women, are highly skilled in their craft. Types of yarn produced vary from fine pashmina used for kani weaving, to the thicker yarn used for local chadars, blankets and tweed fabric.
Pashmina / Kani Pashmina Weaving
Pashmina and fine wool yarns are woven by a complex twill tapestry technique, named after the needle-like bobbins, or kanis, that are used to make patterns. Typically, two weavers sit at the loom, working together to produce intricately patterned shawls and stoles. A prized possession in the traditional market for Kashmiri textiles, a kani piece is equally sought after in the contemporary domestic and export markets.
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