Elegant Black, Red, Embroidered or Brown Brocade deals Shawl. Hand Embroidered Fine Merino Wool, High Quality, free US ship

Classic Kashmiri embroidered fine wool shawls
Well preserved black vintage shawl with embroidery done the classic way. Beautiful thin wool 26 x 77 inches.
Large Red on red wool vintage .. never worn. 36.5 x 85"

Elegant brown and gold brocade 81 x 40" not including the fringe. Feels like silk, perfect condition. When not wearing why not put on a table or back of the sofa.

free first class postage We are happy to send directly to a gift recipient, if you choose.

Lotus Lake Buddhist Center offers handmade sterling silver, hammer forged and semiprecious jewelry to help support the retreat center, a place of peace. A meditation and group retreat center located in the countryside on more than 65 wooded acres. Established by Domo Geshe Rinpoche, it is open all year, with accommodations for personal retreat or smaller groups. Norbu house, the Hermitage and camping grounds are available for visiting or staying longer.

Kashmiri embroidery is used for phirans (woollen kurtas) and namdahs (woollen rugs)as well as stoles. It draws inspiration from nature. Birds, blossoms and flowers, creepers, chinar leaves, ghobi, mangoes, lotus, and trees are the most common themes. The entire pattern is made with one or two embroidery stitches deals, and mainly chain stitch on a base of silk, wool and cotton: the colour is usually white, off-white or cream but nowadays one can find stoles and salwar-kameez sets in many other colours such as brown, deep blue, sky blue, maroon and rani pink.
Kashmiri embroidery is known for the skilled execution of a single stitch, which is often called the Kashmiri stitch and which may comprise the chain stitch, the satin stitch, the slanted darn stitch, the stem stitch, and the herringbone stitch. Sometimes, the doori (knot) stitches are used but not more than one or two at a time.