Taalim - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:31:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Taalim - Craft Archive | Research on Indian Handicrafts & Handloom https://gaatha.org 32 32 Pashmina Shawls~Srinagar https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/craft-documentation-pashmina-shawls/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/craft-documentation-pashmina-shawls/#respond Sun, 25 Jun 2017 13:35:15 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=7406 The shawls in Kashmir are woven from fine wool or other animal fleece. It is colloquially known as ‘Jamawar’, when it was woven in yards. This was because the Maharajas and nobility by the yard or ‘Jam’ purchased it. It was then stitched into robes or gowns called ‘Jama’. Kani shawls, on the other hand, […]

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