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The ring test is in the photos above: a genuine Palladar passes whole through a finger ring, and this is one of ours.
A fine Kashmiri pashmina ring shawl (Palladar) in deep ruby red, self-patterned edge to edge with a fine floral vine in the same colour, and finished at each end with a broad woven panel showing a village landscape — houses with striped roofs, an arched bridge over water, palms and flowering trees — in blue, teal, saffron, green and cream, closed by a row of bold coloured stripes.
Ring test note: This is the same ultra-fine pashmina as our plain ring shawls, and it does pass through a ring — but draw it through slowly and with care. Being ek rukh (patterned on one face), it has loose threads across the back of the end panels where each colour turns, and those can catch if the shawl is pulled quickly. We would rather tell you that than let you find out.
The name comes from the test. A Palladar is a shawl fine enough to be drawn whole through a finger ring — the traditional proof of fine Kashmiri pashmina. Yarn this fine breaks if the loom is pushed, so the weaving is slow and careful.
A woven picture, not a printed one
The end panels follow the shikargah style — the scene shawls of Kashmir, where the landscape is built into the cloth on the loom rather than laid on top. Nothing is printed and nothing is embroidered. Look closely at the bridge and you can see the water rendered in three tones of blue, each one a change of thread. Dense colour work like this on a ground this fine is demanding weaving.
Ek Rukh — woven on one face
Kashmiri weavers distinguish between do-rukha, worked so the pattern reads on both faces of the cloth, and ek rukh — one face. Working one face keeps a Palladar light enough to pass the ring while still carrying a full picture in colour; the loose threads on the reverse are the visible record of that weave, not a fault.
Red is the shawl Kashmir has always made for weddings, and this is a wearing red rather than a bright one — deep enough to sit beside gold and maroon without competing, with the self-woven vine giving the ground texture so it never reads flat.
Details
Handwoven cloth varies very slightly along its length; any faint unevenness you can see against the light is the mark of the handloom, not a fault.
Ships in Attan's branded box with a thank-you card, ready to gift.
Size: approximately 40″ × 80″ (100 × 200 cm). One size, unstitched, with the natural fringe left as the loom made it.
Long enough to wrap twice, drape over one shoulder, or wear open over a formal outfit. Every piece is finished by hand, so measurements can vary by an inch or so.
Fine Kashmiri pashmina. Handwoven in Kashmir, and fine enough that the finished shawl passes whole through a finger ring. Nothing is printed; every pattern is woven in.
Ek Rukh (single-sided) pieces carry their pattern on one face, with the pattern threads lying loose on the back. They are the same material as our plain ring shawls but should be passed through a ring slowly and with care so the back threads are not pulled.
Dry clean only. Between wears, air the shawl flat in shade for an hour; never hang it by one corner. Store folded in the box it came in, or in a cotton bag with a cedar block. Do not iron directly; if it creases, steam it through a cotton cloth. Put perfume on before the shawl, never onto it.
Free delivery across Pakistan by courier, usually in 3–5 working days. We send you the courier tracking on WhatsApp once it is dispatched.
Cash on delivery is available everywhere we ship. We confirm every order with you on WhatsApp before it is packed, so nothing is dispatched that you did not ask for.
Pay online and save Rs 1,000 on every shawl with code PREPAID at checkout (bank transfer). Two shawls, Rs 2,000 off.
10-day exchange. If the colour is not what you hoped, message us within 10 days of delivery and exchange it for another piece, in the condition it arrived, unworn and unwashed. If a piece arrives damaged or is not what you ordered, we refund or replace it in full. Full exchange and refund policy.
Gift-boxed in Attan's corrugated box with a thank-you card on every shawl from Rs 12,500; lighter pieces ship in branded packaging.
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