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Chain-stitch rug

Crewal Bedcover

Hand-made ari stoles

Short Jacket

Hand-made ari stole

Gents gown

Cotton Fabrics

3 piece emb. suit

Hand-made needle shawls

Dress

cushion covers

art of chain-stitch rug

sozni shawls

PAPIER MACHE

Papier Mache is a substance that holds the paper together.The traditional method of making Papier Mache paste is to use a mixture of water and flour or other starch,mixed to the consistency of heavy cream.The paper is cut or torn into strips,and soaked in the paste until saturated.The saturated pieces are then placed onto the surface and allowed to dry slowly.Pasted, layer on layer, over a mould. When the object is completed, a thin layer of chalk mixed with glue is traditionally applied to the surface, The last step in the process is printing and varnishing of the Papier-Mache.            The designs painted on objects of Papier Mache are brightly colored. They vary in artistry and the choices of colors. Gold is used on most objects, either as the only color, or as the highlight for certain motifs, and besides the finish of the product, it is the quality of the pure gold used which determines the price.

WOOD CARVING

In India, Kashmir is the only region where a walnut tree grows . Walnut is a soft wood, so craftsmen do fine carving on walnut wood. Carving is the demonstration of the carver's skill, and walnut take it very well, being one of the strongest varieties of wood.
There are two types of walnut trees - one is the fruit bearing tree whose wood is well known, and the other which bears no fruits, is locally known as 'zangul'. Zangul is less strong &has none of the beauty of walnut.
Chinar leaves, vine leaves and flowers like lotus & roses are some of the popular designs, which can be either carved along borders or can fill entire surfaces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KASHMIRI PASHMINA SHAWLS

KASHMIRI PASHMINA SHAWLS 

"Pashmina" is the Persian word meaning finest wool fibre, Pashmina shawls were originally shawls hand spun, woven and embroidered in Kashmir, and made from fine cashmere fiber. This fiber is also known as pashm or pashmina. Kashmiri Pashmina Shawls are known for its softness. Pashmina yarn is spun from the hair of the ibex found at 14,000 ft above the sea level, every summer; Himalayan farmers climb the mountains to comb the fine woolen undercoat from the neck and chest of, Himalayan mountain pashm, not to be confused with the endangered Tibetan antelope that is killed to produce shatoosh shawls.    Different types of cashmere Pashmina Shawls made from top quality raw material, Pure Pashmina is expensive but mixed Pashmina with wool is less expensive. Kashmiri pashmina silk shawls are world widely praised for their unmatched quality & various kinds of embroideries Art or hook embroidery.

Kashmiri shawls are decorated by various kind of embroideries Art or hook embroidery; motifs are well-known flower designs and 'sozni' or needlework's, is finely done by experienced craftsman's material & fine embroidery causes the hike in prices