This handwoven Sozni shawl is part of the 'Classic Revival Mother Series', created to emulate the design and feel of traditional hand-crafted pashmina shawls. The design and theme are based on the various aspects of  'Mother' - Maa and is the type worn and gifted to mothers through the history of Pashmina shawls and passed down from generation to generation. Shawl 'Zozila' is one of the finest of this series and is dedicated to all the Mothers of the world, it is a simple hand Sozni hand embroidery using parallel shaped vines representing the mountains. Orange and gold thread is used to depict bright sunlight reflecting off the mountaintops set against a backdrop of sublimely soft black cashmere.

The cashmere fibres for this shawl were sourced in June 2021 from Kharnak Village in Leh, Ledakh from herds owned by Mr Tsering Angchuk. Temperatures here can reach minus 35 degrees during the Winter, the goats grow a fine long-haired undercoat that forms a natural heat-insulating shield against the cold. This fiber is light and warm with amazing insulating properties, the fibres are extremely fine varying between 9 - 16 microns.

The dehairing, carding, and spinning was all done by hand in Kashmir by skilled craftspeople. Dehairing is the process of removing the thick guard hair from the pashmina fibres which is then carded ready for spinning. The soft fibres are spun by hand converting it into yarn of thicknesses ranging from 110-140 English count. Spinning fibres this fine would not be possible using modern machinery without a carrier fibre for strength to stop it from breaking.

The intricate embroidery was crafted by Mr Hamid Ahmed in the Ganderbal District in Kashmir.

The shawl was finished at the 'finishing plant' in Hawal by Mr Zakir Wani in December 2022, where the fabric was carefully washed and finished ready for dispatch.

The shawl will be supplied with a book entitled 'The Kashmir Shawl', which will create a backdrop for you of the 'landscape and lives' where these shawls are created.

Composition: 100% Cashmere sourced in Ladakh

Size: 100 x 200 cm ( 39.5 x 76.5 inches )

Made in Kashmir

Care: Professional cleaning only