Emerald-Green Pure Pashmina Shawl with Embroidered Jaldaar Phool Bail by Hand
Dry clean recommended. Store with natural cedar or neem leaves. Avoid direct sunlight and moisture.
Description
A colour drawn from the Dal's deepest water, held still within the finest fibre the Himalayas yield. This shawl is woven from pure Pashmina, combed by hand from the underbelly of Changthangi goats on the high Ladakhi plateau, where altitude and cold conspire to produce a fleece of singular fineness. Across its emerald field, Kashmiri needle-workers have traced jaldaar phool bail, a flowing lattice of floral vines executed in the sozni tradition, where a single thread finds its way through the weave with the patience of a season. The embroidery sits close to the surface yet never crowds it, allowing the luminous depth of the ground colour to breathe. Such a piece belongs to the lineage of shawls that once crossed the Silk Route as diplomatic gifts, and it carries that gravity still. Worn as a drape over a silk kurta for a winter wedding, it needs no other ornament. Folded at the shoulder over ivory or ivory-adjacent ivory tissue silk, it becomes, simply, the most considered thing in the room.
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Behind this piece
Pashmina originates in the high-altitude valleys of Kashmir, where the fibre is combed, not shorn, from the underbelly of the Changthangi goat. This shawl carries the jaldaar tradition: a continuous flowering bail, or vine, worked by hand-needle across the field in a pattern that Kashmiri sozni embroiderers have refined over centuries. The emerald ground deepens the floral motif, giving each phool its full weight. Jaldaar work demands months of concentrated needlework, and the rhythm of the repeat is a mark of the embroiderer's patience as much as skill.
How to style
Wear this shawl draped over an ivory or champagne silk kurta set for a winter wedding, fastened loosely at the shoulder with an antique kundan brooch. For a formal evening, layer it over a midnight-blue anarkali and pair with kolhapuri heels in tan leather. The diaspora wearer might drape it over a fitted cashmere turtleneck in camel or cream, with slim trousers and gold jhumkas, letting the emerald and embroidery carry the whole statement. The shawl works equally as a dupatta substitute for a festive salwar ensemble.
Fabric & care
Pure Pashmina is protein fibre and must never meet a washing machine. Hand-wash in cold water using a mild, pH-neutral shampoo, gently pressing without wringing. Rinse twice and roll in a clean cotton towel to absorb excess water; reshape flat and dry in shade away from direct heat. Store folded, not hung, wrapped in a cotton muslin cloth inside a sealed box with a cedar block to discourage moths. Avoid perfume contact. Treated this way, a Pashmina shawl softens with each careful wash and lasts across generations.
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