New in from our incredible Fair Trade weaving cooperative: a beautiful batch of handwoven 100% Kashmiri wool shawls, made by skilled artisans from fine natural wool.

These shawls are quite different from what we usually carry. They are soft, generous, off-white wool shawls in a luxurious 70 × 200 cm size, with a beautiful handmade texture and natural character. The off-white wool makes them a wonderful base for natural dyeing, botanical printing, eco printing, and bundle dyeing.

In the product photos, you can see a sample shawl printed with varied leaves using a logwood blanket, to show how beautifully this wool responds to botanical printing.

Please note that these shawls contain a noticeable amount of natural lanolin. This is normal for this type of wool and gives the shawl its characteristic feel, but for natural dyeing or botanical printing, we recommend washing the shawl thoroughly before mordanting.

Preparing the shawl for natural dyeing or botanical printing

Wash the shawl by hand in hand-warm water with a spoonful of dishwashing detergent. Let it soak overnight, then rinse well with cold water.

Repeat this process once more. After the second wash, the rinse water should run clear. Once the shawl is clean, you can continue with your usual mordanting process.

Care instructions

Hand wash only, using a pH-neutral detergent.
Wash at a maximum of 35°C.
Do not machine wash.

Technical specifications

Fiber: 100% premium Kashmiri wool
Construction: Handwoven
Size: 70 × 200 cm including tassels / 27.5 × 78.7 inches
Weight: approx. 200 grams
Warp: 2/48 two-ply wool
Weft: 1/32 single-ply wool
Color: Natural off-white
Suitable for: Natural dyeing, botanical printing, eco printing, bundle dyeing, and textile art

As always with handwoven textiles, small irregularities are part of the beauty of the handmade process. Each shawl has its own character.