The scarf has now evolved into a universal accessory found in every wardrobe. It can be regarded as a timeless symbol of fashion, style, and comfort. Elegant luxury Cashmere scarves are an indispensable accessory that can go with any outfit and give you a new and chic look.
Handwoven Embroidered Cashmere Pashmina scarves and shawls, which are not just decorated pieces of accessories but also heirloom gifts. Cashmere Pashmina is elegant wool; however, the needlework makes it luxurious.
This article will look into some traditional hand embroidery works done on Pashmina shawls, stoles, and scarves.
Different Kinds Of Hand Embroidery Works On Pashmina
1. Sozni Embroidery
This type of embroidery is also known as needle-point pattern embroidery. As you may know, Pashmina is a very soft fabric; therefore, this embroidery method works very well on Pashmina fabric as it requires a fine needle.
Types of Sozni Embroidery
Depending on the intricacy and the consistency of work, suzani embroidery works can be classified into different categories. They are:
Sozni Jamawar Hand Embroidery Pashmina
A Jamawar hand embroidery is usually done with silk thread. It has such heavy and rich work that the base cloth is visible. An artisan took almost two years to finish one Jamawar Pashmina. However, only a few craftspeople can create this Sozni Jamawar hand embroidery masterpiece.
Bootidar Embroidery Shawls
Bootidar embroidery generally has small handwoven floral or leaf-based motifs known as butah or booti, distributed all over the base material. The artisan takes almost 2-3 weeks to complete the entire bootidar work on a shawl.
Hashidar Hand Embroidery Shawls
The main feature of the Hashidar hand embroidery shawl is its borders are almost 1/2 to 1 inches wide. The time duration for creating this masterpiece is nearly one month.
Dordar Hand Embroidery work
This kind of Embroidery work has motifs embellished on the borders in lace-like form. This embroidery is also known as the Meemdor or Dordar embroidery because of the border's thickness. This kind of embroidered border is 3-4 inches broad.
Palladar Sozni Embroidery Work
This kind of embroidery is often done in Kani Pashmina shawls. It took nearly 3-4 months to complete this embroidery design.
Jaalidar Sozni Needlework
Jaalidar is a sophisticated Sozni embroidery that looks like floral meshwork or jaal covering the full base fabric. It takes one to two months to complete the entire embroidery.
Other Types Of Embroideries
1. Aari Hand Embroidery
Aari hand embroidery or Crewel Embroidery is done especially by Kashmiri craftsperson. The artisans use long hooked needles to create concentric circles or loops using chain stitch. This needlework was also executed to make floral patterns for royal dresses.
2. Tilla Embroidery Work
Tilla Embroidered Pashmina is famous for its broad embellished needlework borders employing metallic threads of silver or gold. These shawls are worn on special occasions such as weddings and parties.
To sum up…
Different kinds of handwoven embroidery create beautiful pashmina shawls and scarves. The designs mentioned earlier are very traditional and are even more popular worldwide. However, nowadays, artisans are trying new techniques and cross-culture designs to create a masterpiece. One such embroidery is the Kantha hand woven embroidery on Pashmina shawls. Beautiful Kantha stitches embroidery is done on the pashmina shawls. Katha stitch is a very popular embroidery in West Bengal and is usually done by local women.
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