Exclusive Hand-Embroidered Kashmiri Shawls

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We proudly offer authentic hand-embroidered Kashmiri shawls. Some of these unique embroidered pashminas have taken over two years to create. We have the most extensive collection of these extraordinary, heirloom investment pieces in the UK and will ship anywhere in the world. 

Each of the Kashmiri shawls by The Wool Company is unique. Our pashmina embroidered shawl collection is the epitome of slow fashion, with every Kashmiri shawl having been on a very long, slow journey from the highest places on earth to find itself thousands of miles away in the west of England.

Kashmiri hand-embroidered shawls from our collection start their journey on the very highest desert plateaus of Ladakh, a region of Northern India. The extraordinarily fine fibre used to spin the yarn for our Kashmiri scarves comes from the prized Changthangi domesticated goat, herded and looked after by the nomadic Chang-Pa tribe who have existed in this hostile environment for many centuries.

Through our man in Ladakh, we collaborate in a programme, supported by the Indian Government, that is working to keep these ancient traditions alive. The initiative tied to our embroidered Indian shawls works towards sustainable development of the nomadic communities of Ladakh to conserve their historic pastoralism, focusing on the planned and strategic migration of herds-people with their animals in the vast highlands of Changthang.

An authentic Kashmiri embroidery shawl takes the utmost dedication to make. From the raw fibre combed from the goats by the herds-people to the finished work of art that are our embroidered pashminas, the precious fibre passes through seven different stages covering vast distances by yak, motorbike, bus, and train in the process.

The creation of woollen embroidered shawls starts with hand-combing the goat (dehairing). The fibre is then hand-spun into a yarn which gets passed on to specialist handweavers. Once the yarn is woven into a shawl, it is dyed by hand, washed, and dried. This is when the Kashmiri wool shawl is ready for the intricate embroidery.