Fine Pashmina Ring (Palladar) Shawl — Dark Charcoal with Saffron & Crimson Paisley Pallas

A fine Kashmiri pashmina ring shawl (Palladar) in dark charcoal grey, its field woven with a lattice of black paisley medallions on a ground of tiny flowers, and finished at both ends with a deep palla of large interlocking paisleys in saffron, crimson, lilac and teal. The name comes from the test. A Palladar is a shawl fine enough to be drawn whole through a finger ring — the traditional proof of fine Kashmiri pashmina. Yarn this fine breaks if the loom is pushed, so the weaving is slow and careful, and there is no shortcut to a cloth that passes. The ring is simply the proof. The pallas Each end carries a broad band of large paisleys curling into one another across a ground that shifts from saffron to crimson, filled with flowering vines in lilac, sage and gold. A lilac border of small paisleys closes the band above, and a narrow teal-and-saffron edging runs beneath it. Everything is woven in rather than printed or stitched, so the pattern shows on both sides of the cloth. Over the shoulders the field stays dark and quiet — black paisley medallions in a neat lattice on the charcoal ground — so the warmth of the ends falls to the front when the shawl is draped. The colour Dark charcoal reads almost black indoors and shows its grey in daylight. Against it, the saffron and crimson pallas glow like embers — the warmest of our charcoal Palladars, and the one that most suits a winter wedding or an evening out. Details Ultra-fine Kashmiri pashmina Dark charcoal field with a woven black paisley-medallion lattice and small floral ground Woven pallas at both ends: large interlocking paisleys on a saffron-to-crimson ground with lilac, teal and sage, framed by a lilac paisley border Plain charcoal end strip with fringe Passes through a finger ring Approx. 40" × 80" Dry clean only — store folded and away from direct light Handwoven in Kashmir Handwoven cloth varies very slightly along its length; any faint unevenness you can see against the light is the mark of the handloom, not a fault. Ships in Attan's branded box with a thank-you card, ready to gift.