Wine Colored Fine Woolen Kashmiri Shawl with Heavily Detailed Traditional Bird and Floral Aari Embroidery
Dry clean recommended. Store with natural cedar or neem leaves. Avoid direct sunlight and moisture.
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Behind this piece
Aari embroidery is one of Kashmir's oldest needle arts, worked with a hooked awl called the aari that pulls thread through fabric in continuous chain stitches of extraordinary precision. On this shawl, the motifs follow a vocabulary centuries in the making: birds mid-flight between flowering branches, petals layered in the spiralling logic of the chinar leaf. The ground wool, fine and close-woven, holds the dense threadwork without puckering. Wine, the chosen colour, is not decorative whimsy; it mirrors the deep hues of Kashmiri autumn, the walnut groves, the last dahlias before the valley's first snow.
How to style
Drape this shawl over an ivory Lucknowi chikankari kurta set for a winter festive gathering, anchoring the look with antique gold jhumkas and mojris in deep burgundy. For an evening occasion, wrap it loosely over a silk blouse and wide-leg palazzo trousers, letting the embroidery face outward as the focal point. During milder days, layer it over a cashmere turtleneck and tailored trousers, pinned at the shoulder with a single kundan brooch. The wine tone reads equally well under natural afternoon light and warm candlelit settings.
Fabric & care
Fine Kashmiri wool requires patience. Hand-wash gently in cold water with a mild, pH-neutral wool wash, never wringing or twisting the fabric. Press water out by rolling the shawl inside a clean dry towel. Dry flat on a cotton sheet, away from direct sunlight, which fades the wine tone over time. Iron only on the reverse side, using a pressing cloth and low heat. Store folded in a muslin or cotton bag, never plastic, with a cedar block nearby to discourage moths. Treated with care, this shawl will remain vivid for decades.
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