Kani’ meaning wooden sticks
Kanihama comes from two words, 'Kani' meaning wooden sticks, and 'Hama' meaning village. The craft of Kani weaving uses small sticks of wood called 'Kanis'. Around Kanis, colorful weft thread is…
PASHMINA
Pashmina refers to a fine variant of spun cashmere, the animal-hair fibre forming the downy undercoat of the Changthangi goat. ... In common parlance today, pashmina may refer either to the…
KASHMIR HAND KNOTTED CARPETS
How are carpets made in Kashmir? All Kashmir Carpets are hand woven by tying knots on the warp strands. There are different types of knots used in carpet weaving mostly symmetrical…
