100% HANDMADE PLANT DYED WOOL STOLE -DYED WITH MADDER, INDIGO, TEA AND TESU FLOWERS

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A luxurious and long-lasting addition to your winter wardrobe, this handwoven stole is crafted from a blend of Himalayan wool that has been sourced from local farmers. Not only is the lightweight fabric sustainably made, but it is also extremely soft and comforting against the skin. Madder, indigo, tea and Tesu flowers are the natural, chemical-free dyes that have been used to achieve its stylish dark teal colour, along with the vibrant green and magenta stitched lines that run through the material.

Size: Length 218 cms x width 61 cms with 10cm tassels

Weave: Twill

The stole is made with a blend of Himalayan wool sourced from local farmers, and fine merino. The yarn is first hand dyed with natural dyes and then hand woven into this beautiful scarf.

The stole is certified by Craftmark as hand woven and hand-dyed.

There may be small variations in size as it is made on a handloom. There may also be some inconsistencies in weaving and dyeing, which add to the character of the stole.

Based in Mussoorie and Dehradun in the Garhwal Himalayas, we make handwoven shawls stoles and scarves using sheep wool, pashmina and Yak wool. All are coloured with natural dyes

All our products are hand made. We hand dye yarn with natural dyes in village masrana which is 8 kms from Mussoorie on the way to Dhanaulti. we use a number of naturally occurring materials, most of which are plants. These include sappanwood, madder, tesu (flame of the forest), indigo, pomegranate, myrobalan (harada), henna and shellac.The weaving is done on traditional looms in villages near Dehradun, India