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A Swati Shahtoosh shawl in deep charcoal grey, handwoven with a fine self-coloured lattice through the ground, then hand embroidered with a narrow flowering border running all four sides and a single large paisley buta set into one corner.
Block-printed, then embroidered by hand
The 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 vine, leaf and petal the embroiderer will follow. The blocks themselves are cut by a separate craftsman and a workshop may use the same set for decades.
The embroiderer then works the whole design by hand over that printed line, in rust, rose, gold and slate. 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 placement is even and the borders match 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.
There is not much embroidery here, and that restraint is the design: a thin line around the edge, one buta in the corner, nothing in the field at all. On a dark shawl this is the harder choice — with so little of it, every stitch has to be right, because there is nothing to distract from it.
The ground itself carries a fine self-coloured lattice, visible only when the light moves across it. It gives a plain dark shawl something to look at without adding a single extra colour.
Charcoal grey with a warm-toned border is the most wearable combination we stock at this price. It suits men and women equally, works over both formal and everyday dress, and is the shawl to reach for when you want the work noticed only by someone standing close.
Details
Hand embroidery varies slightly from piece to piece — that variation is the mark of handwork, not a flaw.
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.
Swati Shahtoosh is a name, not a fibre. It is what the weavers of Salampur, Swat, call the finest, softest shawl on their looms. It contains no antelope fibre. The yarn is fine Australian wool, spun in China, handwoven one shawl at a time on the handlooms of Salampur, and then hand-embroidered in Multan. Read the full story in the Journal.
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. Keep perfume and hand cream away from the embroidered areas.
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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