Greyish-Blue Pure Pashmina with Sozni Embroidered Phool Bail Pattern by Hand
Dry clean recommended. Store with natural cedar or neem leaves. Avoid direct sunlight and moisture.
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Behind this piece
Sozni is one of Kashmir's most exacting needle arts, practiced in the valley for centuries by craftsmen who learned the stitch in childhood and refined it across a lifetime. The phool bail, a flowing vine-and-flower motif, belongs to the classical vocabulary of Kashmiri embroidery: disciplined, unhurried, built stitch by single stitch onto the woven ground. Here it travels across pure Pashmina, the fibre combed from Changthangi goats grazing the high-altitude plateaus of Ladakh. The greyish-blue ground is neither cool nor warm, and that quiet ambiguity is precisely its strength.
How to style
Wear this shawl draped loosely over an ivory or ecru kurta set for a winter wedding, letting the phool bail catch the light as you move. For a formal occasion, fold it lengthwise and pin it at the shoulder over a silk sari in dusty rose or warm ivory; a single uncut-ruby brooch at the fold is enough. For everyday winter dressing, knot it at the collarbone over a fine-wool turtleneck in camel or slate. Keep footwear simple: leather juttis, low block heels, or clean kolhapuris in natural tan.
Fabric & care
Hand-wash in cold water using a tiny measure of baby shampoo or specialist wool wash. Never wring or twist; press water out gently between two dry towels and reshape the shawl flat to dry away from direct sun and heat. Do not hang it while wet, as Pashmina stretches under its own weight. For storage, fold along the original crease lines, wrap loosely in muslin or acid-free tissue, and place a cedar block nearby to discourage moths. Handled with this small discipline, pure Pashmina deepens in softness across decades.
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