Pashminas sourced from Kashmir

On my last trips to North-India (the last one being October-November 2024, during which I sourced what is now available on the shop here) I managed to contact the same artisans I sourced pashminas from between 2015 and 2018, and I was each time able to source some beautiful, incredibly soft, handwoven (& any embroidery is hand-embroidered too) pure pashmina shawls & stoles – all from wonderful Cashmere from the Kashmir Valley.

You can also find all of them on my Etsy shop, where international shopping is easier (or you can just email me for international orders – this webshop doesn’t yet support non-UK addresses but I do ship abroad, so there is no problem).

Pashmina is a fine type of Kashmiri wool. The textiles made from it were first woven in Kashmir. The name comes from Persian: پشمینه‎ / pašmina, meaning “made from wool” and literally translates to “Soft Gold” in Kashmiri. Pashmina came to be known as ‘cashmere’ in the West because Europeans first encountered this fibre in Kashmir. The wool comes from four distinct breeds of the Cashmere goat; namely the Changthangi or Kashmir Pashmina goat from the Changthang plateau in Kashmir region, the Malra from Kargil area in Kashmir region, the Chegu from Himachal Pradesh in northern India and Pakistan, and Chyangara or Nepalese Pashmina goat from Nepal. These shawls are hand spun, and woven in Kashmir and Nepal, and made from fine cashmere fibre.

Gorgeous designs and colours, super soft, extremely high quality.

They come in various price categories depending on the delicacy / softness of the pashmina and/or the embroidery on them (some shawls in the shop have taken a year to create !)

All pashminas have been folded in half for the pictures. I’m often also including detail-pictures of the backside so you can see the difference in finishing of the embroidery or weaving – for the more intricate borders and patterns of the more expensive items, you can’t even see where the needle left…

As all pieces are handmade, the dimensions and weight are individual too and are mentioned each time.

You simply cannot but fall in love with their softness, lightness and high quality. Nothing like you find in shops in the West…
Feel free to come and check them out at my place in Leicester too.

These pashminas can be used as scarfs, chunis or shawls but also as meditation shawls / light blankets for your yoga practice (shavasana) !

Cleaning: dry cleaning is recommended. Alternatively, some people handwash with a delicate shampoo.

I offer FREE SECOND CLASS “TRACKED 48” POSTAGE WITHIN THE UK. For any other postage options (first class, signed for, guaranteed next day delivery, …) please contact me – you can then just pay the extra charge.

I do post out internationally, but you cannot place those orders via the webshop as it accepts UK addresses only — contact me directly for any international orders please, you can send me a screenshot of your shopping cart or a list of the items you want to purchase. I will let you know the international postage fees, and then we can sort out your payment via Card or PayPal or Wise.

Due to the new GPSR guidelines that have gone into effect on 13/12/2024, I unfortunately will no longer be able to ship to any EU countries or Northern Island.