“As heirlooms, Kashmir shawls came to be seen as items of great value. Since English law restricted women’s abilities to inherit the land, the Kashmir shawl served as an item of high exchange value that a woman could carry”
“Jali means literally ‘a net’. A jali shawl is a light hand-embroidered shawl. This embroidery is less dense and looks like a net lace. The crafting of this kind of shawl takes 2 to 6 months for weaving and embroidery with contemporary designs inspired by 17th-century tradition”
