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About Jamawar

Jamavar is a particular kind of shawl which is made in Kashmir. One of the most attractive shawls is the Jamawar shawls. The word “Jama” indicates robe and the word “war” means yard. It is so named as the ings used to buy the woven material in yard and used to wear it as a shawl or wrap it around. Shawl clKoth or long shawl is the trade name for Jamawar. Jamavar is an intricate way of weaving superior quality shawls. The exceptional designs and the colors of Jamavar are quite impressionable because of which they are in great demand. Usually the base of the Jamawar is wool with little addition of cotton.

Weaving Technique

Weaving of Jamawar is quite meticulous and intricate. The 'twill-tapestry' technique is used to weave the Jamawar shawls. It is woven by hand. The designs created on jamawar are with the help of weft threads of different colors. These threads are woven in tiny areas to produce the required tiny colored blocks. There are approximately nearly 50 colors which are used in one shawl. The common colors used are yellow, white, black, turquoise, green, purple, crimson and scarlet. This weaving is also known as jacquard weaving.

Reviving The Art

This art of Jamawar was revived by introducing Jamawar saris. These Jamawar saris range in the shades from deep, rich to delicate pastels. At least four months are required to generate one Jamawar sari.

Difference between Kashmiri Jamawar Shawl and European Jamawar Shawl

A Jamawar shawl from Kashmir may have several colors as many as 250 colors, whereas the European counterpart generally has only 6 to 12 colors. European Jamawar shawls can be completed in few days or weeks while the original Kashmiri Jamawars take a few years to complete.

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