The Pashmina collection · Kashmir

Kalamkari Pure Pashmina Hand Embroidered Shawl

Sale priceCHF 1,247.00

Laboratory certificate of authenticity included


Fabric: Pure Pashmina
Embroidery: Sozni Hand Embroidered
Color: Pink

Standard shawl size

200 × 100 cm · Approx. 79 × 39 inches

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Pure Pashmina

Before the shawl, the fibre.

Pashmina begins with the fine, insulating undercoat of Changthangi goats from Ladakh’s high-altitude plateaus. Its softness, lightness and warmth make it one of the world’s most prized natural fibres.

  • Soft

    An exceptionally gentle touch.

  • Light

    A fluid, graceful drape.

  • Warm

    Natural warmth without bulk.

Hands holding the soft white fibres of raw Pashmina
This is raw Pashmina

From fibre to finished shawl

The quiet luxury of Pashmina.

The source

Fine underfleece is collected from Changthangi goats in Ladakh.

  1. The source. Fine underfleece is collected from Changthangi goats in Ladakh.
  2. Clean & dehair. Dust and coarse guard hairs are removed, leaving the delicate Pashmina fibres.
  3. Spin the yarn. Our Pashmina includes both hand-spun and machine-spun yarn, depending on the shawl.
  4. Handwoven on the loom. The weaver guides the shuttle by hand, interlacing warp and weft to build the cloth.
  5. Colour & needlework. Colour may be added to the yarn or cloth. Selected shawls receive Sozni embroidery; both are optional.
  6. Wash & finish. The shawl is washed, dried and carefully finished.
  7. The finished shawl. Soft, light and beautifully fluid. A journey of skilled hands, brought together in one shawl.
Illustrated guide to traditional Pashmina tools: fibre combs, yinder spinning wheel, yarn reeler, warping rods, loom reed and heddles, shuttle and pirns, finishing tools, and a separate Sozni needle, thread and chapai toolkit.
An illustrated guide to traditional Pashmina tools, from fibre preparation to fine needlework. Explore the tools

Kashmiri hand embroidery

Sozni, embroidered by hand.

Sozni is the fine needle embroidery of Kashmir. Working entirely by hand, an artisan guides a needle through the woven Pashmina, building delicate flowers, leaves and paisleys one stitch at a time.

The detail comes from the fineness and placement of each stitch. Dense, closely worked designs take longer to embroider, with more time spent on every small motif.

Watch the needlework up close. Each small movement becomes part of the finished design.

STITCH BY STITCH

From outline to hand embroidery

Slide to explore an illustrated view of a Sozni design, from its printed outline (chapai) to finished hand embroidery.

Illustrated chapai stage: a floral and paisley border printed on ivory shawl fabric before Sozni embroidery.

Outline

Illustrated finished Sozni stage: the matching floral and paisley shawl border embroidered in red, ochre and muted green.

Embroidery

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Provenance

Authenticity, documented.

GI authorised-user registration for Kashmir Pashmina.

Registered to
M/s The Kashmir Crafts
GI designation
46 — Kashmir Pashmina
Certificate no.
33150
Authorised user
AU/38561/GI/46/1136
Issued
28 March 2025

Your shawl also includes a laboratory certificate of authenticity.

Provenance

Kashmir Pashmina certificate

Registration details
Registered to
M/s The Kashmir Crafts
GI designation
46 — Kashmir Pashmina
Certificate no.
33150
Authorised user
AU/38561/GI/46/1136
Issued
28 March 2025
Kashmir Pashmina GI authorised-user certificate issued to M/s The Kashmir Crafts

THE KASHMKARI GIFT

A gift, made personal.

A hand-embroidered bag, a handwritten note and a name in calligraphy. Included with every order, whether it’s for you or someone you love.

KashmKari embroidered cotton gift bag on a warm ivory surface

An embroidered keepsake

A hand-embroidered Kashmiri bag, made to be kept.

An embroidered keepsake

KashmKari floral stationery with an example handwritten note

Your words, handwritten

A personal message, written by hand on your behalf.

Your words, handwritten

English and Arabic name calligraphy examples presented together

Their name, in calligraphy

Handwritten in Arabic or English by Aisha Manzoor.

Their name, in calligraphy

Our Family Archive

A 150-Year Family Legacy

Our Great-Grandfather

Peerzada Saif-Ud-Din

Our great-grandfather began working with Kashmir’s master craftsmen around 150 years ago, beginning a family relationship with Kashmiri craft that continues to this day.

Our Grand Father & his brothers

Peerzada Bashir-Ud-Din

Our grandfather, together with his brothers, carried the family’s work beyond Kashmir. They travelled across India, including Allahabad and Varanasi, introducing Kashmiri craftsmanship to customers far beyond the Valley and building relationships across the country.

Our Father & his brother

Peerzada Naseer Ahmad

Our father and his brother worked alongside our grandfather from the ground up, helping shape every part of the business. They expanded manufacturing, built a strong wholesale presence in the local Kashmiri market, and established the family business as a trusted and respected name in Kashmir.

Fourth Generation

Noumaan & Hamees

Today, the fourth generation carries the family’s work forward through KashmKari. Building on the relationships, craftsmanship and knowledge passed down through our family, we are taking Kashmiri craft directly to customers around the world while continuing to work with artisans here in Kashmir.

From our workshops

Meet a few of our artisans

A few of the Kashmiri artisans who bring our Sozni hand embroidery to life, one stitch at a time.

A Kashmiri artisan working by hand on a richly patterned pink shawl in the workshop

Sozni artisan · Kashmir

An artisan in a pale green shirt embroidering a light shawl by hand

Sozni artisan · Kashmir

An artisan in a blue shirt working fine needle embroidery on a shawl

Sozni artisan · Kashmir

REVIEWS FROM ACROSS KASHMKARI