Cashmere Shawl Kathmandu Original

This is the original pashmina from Nepal. It is perfect in its design, texture and composition. Just the right amount of silk and cashmere woven by hand to create your favorite enduring shawl or throw. It is a heritage piece that will endure. There is nothing quite like it. it is the original design made by Nepalese weavers using techniques over hundreds of years old.  

The shawl is a double ply twill weave with a soft textural hand touch and traditional twisted cashmere and silk fringe.   It is the perfect layer for everyday, an evening out, travel and meditation. This piece is made to order and takes 2 months of hand work to complete. 

SIZE:                      36"x 82"       

MATERIAL:           80% cashmere & 20% silk 

STYLE:                 kathmandu OG shawl

COLORS:             natural brown & white 

This shawl and a Tibetan woven textile started my love of Himalayan textiles when I was a teenager living in Kathmandu. My teachers Kamala and Jhoti wore these beautiful, ultrasoft hand woven shawls over their saris in the most elegant way.  I asked where I could find these shawls as they were not in the market. Kamala took me to meet a master Nepali weaver in a small workshop in Kathmandu who made them by hand on a wooden loom. I ordered two, one for my mom and one for my sister, and they remain beloved and in great condition 35 years later.