Pure Kashmiri Pashmina Kani Shawl — Blush Multicolour
A pure Kashmiri pashmina Kani shawl on a pale blush ground, handwoven with purple, coral and red flowering vines across the full field and a striped arched border at each end.
Kani is the oldest and slowest of Kashmir's shawl techniques. The pattern isn't printed or embroidered onto the cloth — it is built into the weave itself, colour by colour, using small wooden bobbins called kanis. The weaver follows a coded pattern script and may complete only an inch or two in a day, which is why a piece like this is measured in months of work rather than hours.
This is the most colour-dense piece in the collection. Six or seven shades run through the field, and each one is a separate bobbin the weaver has to carry, place and change by hand — the count of colours is the plainest measure there is of how long a Kani took. The pale blush ground keeps all of it light rather than heavy, which is what makes a shawl this busy still wearable in daylight.
Details
- Pure Kashmiri pashmina
- Kani handwoven on the loom, not embroidered or printed
- All-over floral field with a wide striped arched end border
- Approx. 40" × 80"
- Dry clean only
- Handwoven in Kashmir
Each shawl is one of a kind. Slight irregularity in the weave is inherent to handloom work and is the mark of an authentic Kani piece.
Ships in Attan's branded box with a thank-you card, ready to gift.