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A range of hand embroidered and applique quilts from different community development projects throughout India. Each piece reflects the skill of the artisans and regional design traditions.

We also have a range of embroidered silk panels that are equally suited for wearing as a shawl or using as a throw or a table runner.

Many of these quilts are commonly used as wall hangings. We also have some pieces specifically designed for the wall.

Wall hangings add warmth and richness to a room and also help to insulate sound. There are many occaisions when a wall hanging may add more to a room than a painting or a print.

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Bandamar 'Paisley" design embroidered shawl
This shawl is named Badamdar and is made from 100% wool by Kashmirloom. It has been hand embroidered in Kashmir over the whole body of the shawl in a paisley design in silk thread. This is a richly worked textile or great beauty and excellent craftsmanship.

Kashmirloom is a young, dynamic company created by Jenny Housego and her Kashmiri partners, brothers Hamid, Zahid, and Asaf Ali, and their family in Srinagar Kashmir.

Jenny is an English textile historian, at one time a member of the Textile Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. She has lived in Delhi for the past twenty years, and spends much of her time in Kashmir, working with her partners and their talented team of craftsmen.

Infusing new life into the famous Kashmir shawl- making tradition, they produce a unique collection of Lena cashmere and fine Kashmir wool stoles, scarves and throws. In subtle textures and softly harmonizing colours, the team and its crafts people have achieved superb examples of contemporary fashion. Kashmir understands the spinning and weaving of high quality wools like nowhere else in the world. The company develops designs and weaves in its own workshops in Kashmir.

This shawl has been hand embroidered in Kashmir over the whole body of the shawl in a paisley design in silk thread. This is a richly worked textile or great beauty and excellent craftsmanship.

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Bandamar 'Paisley" design embroidered shawl

Cashmere shawl with coloured and embroidred design
This shawl is named Check Booti and is made from 100% hand woven and hand embroidred cashmere buy Kahmirloom. This shawl has very fine silk embroidery hand owrked over the full body of the shawl.

True pashmina is another word for the yarn cashmere. Pashmina wool is the softer hair located at the root of the longer hairfrom the changra goat. Each goat produces less than 100 grams of wool fiber. A fine pashmina would require the annual growth of at least three goats to weave one shawl as only a small part at the root of each hair is soft enough to be true pashmina. In spring, nomad herders lovingly comb out the fleece by hand. This is then brought to Kashmir to be carded and spun by hand and woven on traditional hand-looms. This gossamer yarn is too delicate to be treated by any machine. No wonder, then, that it is expensive. What else could it be, when so much skill and time have gone into making a shawl?

All phases of producing pashmina like removing the goats hair, sorting, spinning, weaving, dyeing are done by hand and the scarce availability of pure pashmina make the cost of pure pashmina shawls quite expensive. Pure pashmina is unmistakable for its softness, negligible weight and warmth.

This is a highly skilled profession that remains even today deeply steeped in the Kashmiri Sufi tradition. It can take several years to produce just one piece. Embroidery becomes a form of meditation; of focused attention to the meticulous standards imposed by the art in which every tiny stitch is part of a jewel-like mosaic.

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Cashmere shawl with coloured and embroidred design

Cashmere shawl with fine embroidered border
This shawl is named Border and is made from 100% cashmere. It is hand spun and is extremely soft. A dense embroidered panel has been embroidered around the edges of the shawl.

True pashmina is another word for the yarn cashmere. Pashmina wool is the softer hair located at the root of the longer hairfrom the changra goat. Each goat produces less than 100 grams of wool fiber. A fine pashmina would require the annual growth of at least three goats to weave one shawl as only a small part at the root of each hair is soft enough to be true pashmina. In spring, nomad herders lovingly comb out the fleece by hand. This is then brought to Kashmir to be carded and spun by hand and woven on traditional hand-looms. This gossamer yarn is too delicate to be treated by any machine. No wonder, then, that it is expensive. What else could it be, when so much skill and time have gone into making a shawl?

All phases of producing pashmina like removing the goats hair, sorting, spinning, weaving, dyeing are done by hand and the scarce availability of pure pashmina make the cost of pure pashmina shawls quite expensive. Pure pashmina is unmistakable for its softness, negligible weight and warmth.

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Cashmere shawl with fine embroidered border

Gorgeous green cashmere embroidered shawl
This shawl is named Neem Jama and is made from 100% hand spun and hand woven cashmere by Kashmirloom. The shawl is fully emboidered in silk thread . It is signed by the embroiderer who woul have spent one year completing the embroidery.

This is an heirloom textile and is exquistie in its finess and execution.

True pashmina is another word for the yarn cashmere. Pashmina wool is the softer hair located at the root of the longer hairfrom the changra goat. Each goat produces less than 100 grams of wool fiber. A fine pashmina would require the annual growth of at least three goats to weave one shawl as only a small part at the root of each hair is soft enough to be true pashmina. In spring, nomad herders lovingly comb out the fleece by hand. This is then brought to Kashmir to be carded and spun by hand and woven on traditional hand-looms. This gossamer yarn is too delicate to be treated by any machine. No wonder, then, that it is expensive. What else could it be, when so much skill and time have gone into making a shawl?

All phases of producing pashmina like removing the goats hair, sorting, spinning, weaving, dyeing are done by hand and the scarce availability of pure pashmina make the cost of pure pashmina shawls quite expensive. Pure pashmina is unmistakable for its softness, negligible weight and warmth.

This is a highly skilled profession that remains even today deeply steeped in the Kashmiri Sufi tradition. It can take several years to produce just one piece. Embroidery becomes a form of meditation; of focused attention to the meticulous standards imposed by the art in which every tiny stitch is part of a jewel-like mosaic.

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Gorgeous green cashmere embroidered shawl

Kani Tapestry Woven Pashmina Cashmere Shawl
This shawl is named Kani Jama Allover and is made from pure cashmere yarn .

Kani is the name given to a very fine twill tapestry technique where the pattern is woven as a part of the shawl. Due to the intricate skills required it could take several years to produce just one piece. Kani shawls are thus unique and very desirable as only a few master craftsmen are capable of this delicate work. Kanis are small eyeless bobbins used instead of the shuttle. The weave is a 2/2 twill, and there is double interlocking of weft, each colour appears where it is required.
Kashmirloom is re-creating some of the glories of the past, a past of which Kashmir can be justifiably proud.

True pashmina is another word for the yarn cashmere. Pashmina wool is the softer hair located at the root of the longer hairfrom the changra goat. Each goat produces less than 100 grams of wool fiber. A fine pashmina would require the annual growth of at least three goats to weave one shawl as only a small part at the root of each hair is soft enough to be true pashmina. In spring, nomad herders lovingly comb out the fleece by hand. This is then brought to Kashmir to be carded and spun by hand and woven on traditional hand-looms. This gossamer yarn is too delicate to be treated by any machine. No wonder, then, that it is expensive. What else could it be, when so much skill and time have gone into making a shawl?

All phases of producing pashmina like removing the goats hair, sorting, spinning, weaving, dyeing are done by hand and the scarce availability of pure pashmina make the cost of pure pashmina shawls quite expensive. Pure pashmina is unmistakable for its softness, negligible weight and warmth.

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Kani Tapestry Woven Pashmina Cashmere Shawl

Kani Tapestry Woven Pashmina Cashmere Shawl
This shawl is named Kani Jama and is made from pure hand spun cashmere yarn .

Kani is the name given to a very fine twill tapestry technique where the pattern is woven as a part of the shawl. Due to the intricate skills required it could take several years to produce just one piece. Kani shawls are thus unique and very desirable as only a few master craftsmen are capable of this delicate work. Kanis are small eyeless bobbins used instead of the shuttle. The weave is a 2/2 twill, and there is double interlocking of weft, each colour appears where it is required.
Kashmirloom is re-creating some of the glories of the past, a past of which Kashmir can be justifiably proud.

True pashmina is another word for the yarn cashmere. Pashmina wool is the softer hair located at the root of the longer hairfrom the changra goat. Each goat produces less than 100 grams of wool fiber. A fine pashmina would require the annual growth of at least three goats to weave one shawl as only a small part at the root of each hair is soft enough to be true pashmina. In spring, nomad herders lovingly comb out the fleece by hand. This is then brought to Kashmir to be carded and spun by hand and woven on traditional hand-looms. This gossamer yarn is too delicate to be treated by any machine. No wonder, then, that it is expensive. What else could it be, when so much skill and time have gone into making a shawl?

All phases of producing pashmina like removing the goats hair, sorting, spinning, weaving, dyeing are done by hand and the scarce availability of pure pashmina make the cost of pure pashmina shawls quite expensive. Pure pashmina is unmistakable for its softness, negligible weight and warmth.

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Kani Tapestry Woven Pashmina Cashmere Shawl

Lustrous cahsmere shawl with silver
This shawl is named Dorukha Stripes and is made from 100% cashmere with superfine silver metal threads woven through it to create a shimmering surface.

This would be beautiful for a wedding shawl

True pashmina is another word for the yarn cashmere. Pashmina wool is the softer hair located at the root of the longer hairfrom the changra goat. Each goat produces less than 100 grams of wool fiber. A fine pashmina would require the annual growth of at least three goats to weave one shawl as only a small part at the root of each hair is soft enough to be true pashmina. In spring, nomad herders lovingly comb out the fleece by hand. This is then brought to Kashmir to be carded and spun by hand and woven on traditional hand-looms. This gossamer yarn is too delicate to be treated by any machine. No wonder, then, that it is expensive. What else could it be, when so much skill and time have gone into making a shawl?

All phases of producing pashmina like removing the goats hair, sorting, spinning, weaving, dyeing are done by hand and the scarce availability of pure pashmina make the cost of pure pashmina shawls quite expensive. Pure pashmina is unmistakable for its softness, negligible weight and warmth.

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Lustrous cahsmere shawl with silver

Paisley Hanging
Lustrous rich red silk with floral and paisley designs in cotton thread. The whole background of the hanging is also hand stitched. The hanging has a rich glow created by the combination of soft shining silk and the design.

The embroidery is worked in kantha stitch. Kantha is a traditional embroidery technique of West Bengal in India. Lined with cotton with a pole sleeve for hanging

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Paisley Hanging

Steel grey cashmere shawl with hand embroidered miniature flowers
This shawl is named Neem Jama and is made from 100% hand spun and hand woven cashmere by Kashmirloom. The shawl is fully emboidered in silk thread . It is signed by the embroiderer who would have spent one year completing the embroidery.

This is an heirloom textile and is exquistie in its finess and execution.

True pashmina is another word for the yarn cashmere. Pashmina wool is the softer hair located at the root of the longer hairfrom the changra goat. Each goat produces less than 100 grams of wool fiber. A fine pashmina would require the annual growth of at least three goats to weave one shawl as only a small part at the root of each hair is soft enough to be true pashmina. In spring, nomad herders lovingly comb out the fleece by hand. This is then brought to Kashmir to be carded and spun by hand and woven on traditional hand-looms. This gossamer yarn is too delicate to be treated by any machine. No wonder, then, that it is expensive. What else could it be, when so much skill and time have gone into making a shawl?

All phases of producing pashmina like removing the goats hair, sorting, spinning, weaving, dyeing are done by hand and the scarce availability of pure pashmina make the cost of pure pashmina shawls quite expensive. Pure pashmina is unmistakable for its softness, negligible weight and warmth.

This is a highly skilled profession that remains even today deeply steeped in the Kashmiri Sufi tradition. It can take several years to produce just one piece. Embroidery becomes a form of meditation; of focused attention to the meticulous standards imposed by the art in which every tiny stitch is part of a jewel-like mosaic.

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Steel grey cashmere shawl with hand embroidered miniature flowers

Tree of Life Hanging - white on white
The quintessential tree of life motif, hand cut from one piece of fabric and carefully stitched by hand to another finer fabric. The background of the tree has bird and donkey motifs. The edges are finished with a folded triangular fabric edging.

This fabric is fresh and clean and would look great as a wall hanging or as a curtain.

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Tree of Life Hanging - white on white

Kantha stitched embroidered wall hanging
Silk shawl , throw or wall hanging with hand stitched kantha embroidery and block printed designs on silk. The border on each end of the cloth is heavily embroidered with simple rows of stitching filling the body of the shawl

Kantha embroidery is a traditional art form of West Bengal in India. It is used with immense versatility to create textiles of different styles and design. Kantha is now produced with both traditional and contemporary designs.

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Kantha stitched embroidered wall hanging

Indigo silk wall hanging with Shibori circle design
Hand tie dye and block printed silk wall hanging dyed with indigo.

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Indigo silk wall hanging with Shibori circle design

Lustrous reversible throw or shawl with circle pattern
Lustrous reversible fully hand stitched silk shawl , throw or wall hanging with hand stitched kantha embroidery. This panel is richly embroidered over the whole cloth and is reversible .

Kantha embroidery is a traditional art form of West Bengal in India. It is used with immense versatility to create textiles of different styles and design. Kantha is now produced with both traditional and contemporary designs.

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Lustrous reversible throw or shawl with circle pattern

Earth coloured kantha embroidered panel
Silk shawl , throw or wall hanging with hand stitched kantha embroidery on silk in earth colours. The cloth is heavily embroidered with a geometric patten of stitching filling the body of the shawl

Kantha embroidery is a traditional art form of West Bengal in India. It is used with immense versatility to create textiles of different styles and design. Kantha is now produced with both traditional and contemporary designs.

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Earth coloured kantha embroidered panel

Paisley silk kantha shawl
Paisley design on blue silk crepe hand stitched in kantha embroidery. Could be used as a wall hanging, shawl or wrap.

Kantha embroidery is a traditional art form of West Bengal in India. It is used with immense versatility to create textiles of different styles and design. Kantha is now produced with both traditional and contemporary designs.

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Paisley silk kantha shawl

Indigo sheer silk resist dyed panel
A table runner or wall hanging made form stiff hand woven silk with a circular pattern resist dyed with indigo.

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Indigo sheer silk resist dyed panel

Block Printed and Hand stitched shibori indigo wall hanging
Block Printed and hand stitched shibori silk wall hanging dyed with indigo.

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Block Printed and Hand stitched shibori indigo wall hanging

Recycled reversible metallic hand stitched panel
Silk shawl , throw or wall hanging with hand stitched kantha embroidery in silk in a soft gold bronze colour

Kantha embroidery is a traditional art form of West Bengal in India. It is used with immense versatility to create textiles of different styles and design. Kantha is now produced with both traditional and contemporary designs.

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Recycled reversible metallic hand stitched panel

Recycled silk sari patchwork throw
This throw is pieced from a range of beautifully coloured vintage silk saris. The panel is then hand stitched over the full surface creating a rich contrasting texture on the silk.

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Recycled silk sari patchwork throw

Shot silk purple embroidered kantha shawl
Silk shawl , throw or wall hanging with hand stitched kantha embroidery on silk. The border on each end of the cloth is heavily embroidered with simple rows of stitching filling the body of the shawl

Kantha embroidery is a traditional art form of West Bengal in India. It is used with immense versatility to create textiles of different styles and design. Kantha is now produced with both traditional and contemporary designs.

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Shot silk purple embroidered kantha shawl

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