Banarasi brocade silk, Kashmiri wool, Bihari raw silk - a few of my favorite things!

I recently went on a quest to source genuine Banarasi brocade silk fabrics.  What I found was bittersweet - beautiful, shimmering hand-loomed silks in a cottage industry teetering on extinction.

Most are one of a kind - once they are gone, they are gone...

Your purchase of these amazingly beautiful scarves and shawls not only supports the women of Vrindavan, but also the talented artisans who have learned this skill passed down from generation to generation. 

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