Pure Kashmiri Shawls

Kashmiri shawls have two kinds of embroidery: hook and needle. All shawls are made out of natural materials-Kashmir silk and wool. The Kashmiri Shawls fabric is of the three types - Shah Tush, Pashmina and Raffal. Shah Tush (King of wool) passes through a ring and is also known as Ring shawl. It comes from a rare Tibetan antelope living at a height of over 14000 ft in the wilds of the Himalayas. Pashmina is known world over as cashmere wool, it comes from a special goat (Capra hircus) living at an altitude of 12000 to 14000 ft reared by shephered nomads around famous pongkong lake in close vicinity of western Tibet. Raffal is spun out of marino wool tops and is a popular type of shawl. All are handmade in Kashmir.