B.A Crafts

HISTORY OF KASHMIRI HANDICRAFTS
1.Kashmiri shawls need no introduction.
2.Kashmiri shawls have been renowed since centuries and were the pride of French Queen,Marie Antoinette.
3.With a long tradition of artistic excellence,the shawls is one of the most admired handmade fabric of Kashmir.
4.Superb in workmanship,the unmatched magnificence is brought out by hand embroidery be it ‘sozni’(needle work) or Aari(hook work).
5.The basic fabric is of three types---‘Shah Tush’ ,’Pashmina’ and Raffal.
6.Encouraged by Sufis and Saints like ‘Mir Syed Ali Hamdani’,patronized by Kings,liked by Emperors and Empressed and developed by Sultans like Zain-ul-abiden...
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