The Seraphic shawl- Raffal Shawl

Raffal shawl is the Kashmiri shawl style. It is from merino wool. The shawl is used mainly as men covering in Kashmir, India. The shawl is known for its soft, smooth, designs and darkness. It is high in demand not only in India but other parts of the world, especially in Europe and the united states. It is the status symbol for nobility, bravery, rank, heirloom, social functions like marriages, and elements of decoration.

History

In the 17th and 18th centuries, political imbalances in Kashmir affect the shawl industries resulting in shattering them. Kashmir came under Afghan and subsequently Sih rule.

The King of Punjab, Ranjit Singh conquer Kashmir back in 1819. To revive the shawl it was given as an allowance to his followers, to grant honor, and send gifts to other rulers. In the 1840s, Ranjit Singh's court was decorated with a Kashmiri shawl. To encourage the weavers the king settle them in Punjab.

They're by applying the Kashmiri technique to Punjab wool merit wool. Creating the elegant shawl named raffal. It is part of the Kashmiri shawl but, lacks the distinctiveness of lightness due to the usage of merit wool. It consists of 18-24 diameters of microns.

Embroidery

Any style of embroidery can be done in it. Even aari work can be applied on rascal shawls to withstand the thick woolen threads used in aari embroidery.

Through multiple loops, the thread is drawn using a hook which saves time. The machine was used in modern aari work.

Conclusion

The raffal shawl is unique with a weave system that belongs to its region.

The complex designs, motifs, color dyes, and techniques have been modified and developed during the period of the period.

The craftsmen trained the locals to create a shawl.

These superior accessories are a work of immense hard work, extraordinary concentration, attention and extreme patience. Not many artists are blessed with this quality which makes the shawl exclusive.

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