Storing shawls through the summer
Clean, fold, breathe: how to keep moths and damp away from April to October.
How to tell real pashmina
Weight, weave and light: three simple checks you can make at any counter before you pay.
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Notes from Tilla Shawl Kothi
Guides, care tips and stories from behind the counter.
What a pashmina costs, and why
From goat to shawl: an honest breakdown of the ₹18,500 on our plain natural pashmina.
Choosing a shawl as a wedding gift
Colour, weight and embroidery: what to decide first when a shawl is going to the bride’s family.
A morning with our weavers in Srinagar
What happens on the loom before a shawl reaches the counter in Amritsar.
Winter in Amritsar: what to wear, and when
From the first cold nights of November to the fog of January, a month-by-month guide.
Does pashmina pill? A common worry
Why a few small balls appear in the first winter, and what to do about them.
The lohi: Punjab’s everyday shawl
The large plain wool wrap older men in Punjab wear all winter, and how it is made in Amritsar.
Your first visit to the kothi
Where to find us near Hall Bazaar, how long to allow, and what we will show you.
Phulkari borders: work from villages near Patiala
How the darning-stitch borders on our stoles are embroidered, and who embroiders them.
New shawls, every Friday in winter.
A short WhatsApp note when a new bale arrives from Srinagar or Ludhiana.