{"product_id":"swati-shahtoosh-shawl-black-gold-jaal-fully-hand-embroidered","title":"Swati Shahtoosh Shawl — Black with Gold Jaal, Fully Hand Embroidered","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA Swati Shahtoosh shawl in black, embroidered by hand across the \u003cem\u003eentire\u003c\/em\u003e field with a jaal — a lattice of linked diamonds in gold and copper thread, each one holding a small flowering buti worked in rose, saffron, olive and green — closed on all four sides by a deep scrolling border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlock-printed, then embroidered by hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe design does not go straight onto the cloth. It is first printed on with carved wooden blocks — an outline in washable ink that maps every line of the lattice and every buti the embroiderer will follow. The blocks themselves are cut by a separate craftsman and a workshop may use the same set for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe embroiderer then works the whole design by hand over that printed line. The ink washes out at the end, leaving only thread. It is worth understanding what this does and does not mean: the block guarantees the \u003cem\u003eplacement\u003c\/em\u003e is even and the lattice stays square from corner to corner, but every stitch, every colour change and all the shading is still done by hand, one needle at a time. A printed shawl would be finished at the printing stage. This one is where the work begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull embroidery, and what it costs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is the reason this piece sits above our bordered Shahtoosh shawls. A bordered shawl is embroidered at the edges and left plain in the middle; this one has no plain ground at all. A jaal is the least forgiving layout to work by hand — the eye follows the grid, so a diamond that drifts by a few stitches shows immediately, and the lattice has to stay true along the full length of the shawl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGold thread on black is the oldest pairing in this craft and still the one that carries best under evening light. Each buti is shaded individually, so the field is never flat: the colours shift from rose to saffron to green as you move across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwati Shahtoosh — woven in Swat, KPK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand embroidered across the entire field in a jaal lattice, with a deep border on all four sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign block-printed first, then embroidered entirely by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 40\" × 80\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDry clean only — store folded and away from direct light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach shawl is embroidered by hand, so slight variation between pieces is expected and is the mark of hand work rather than a fault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShips in Attan's branded box with a thank-you card, ready to gift.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Attan Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53898466033958,"sku":"ATT-SWS-BLK-014","price":13500.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/4458\/3462\/files\/d78daab3-aada-4811-966b-3fbd56e77460.jpg?v=1789707955","url":"https:\/\/www.attanstore.com\/products\/swati-shahtoosh-shawl-black-gold-jaal-fully-hand-embroidered","provider":"Attan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}