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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 techn...

Jamawar or jamavar originated in the hilly regions of Kashmir. The word jamavar means a robe or shawl and war means yard. In the early days, people use to purchase jamawar shawls to protect themselves from the chilly winter. Traditionally the jamawar is a blend of two types of fabrics. The uniqueness of the shawl is the blend of many hues and colors, which is distinctive. The design in a jamavar is woven into the fabric with no loose threads on the back side, not as the Banarasi weave where loose threads are not stitched perfectly at the back side of the fabric. Commonly jamawar fabric is used in shawls. But, recently it is also used in the design of stitched garments, sarees, blouses, bedspreads, tablecloths and curtains. Origin and History  The jamawar silk reach the Indian subcontinent from Persia around five centuries ago. Though, jamawar is in its glory in the era of the mughal emperor  Akbar.  Historically, jamawar shawls were han...