Stitching shawls of splendour

Chennai | Saturday | 7th December, 2019

Summary:

The finely embroidered pashmina shawls have been handcrafted, woven and hand-embroidered. Each shawl takes between two months and one-and-a-half years to complete. Our plain shawls don’t have as many stitches and we can be sure that the fabric will stay intact. “A few of my close friends have spoken of shawls that were passed down from their grandmothers to mothers and then to them. Having been inspired by shawls that adorn royal shoulders, Varuna had the opportunity to restore a shawl passed down the royal family of Punjab, “I normally do not restore shawls, but I couldn’t let this opportunity pass..