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online…after a very long waiting time. Our old website not really being state of the art anymore, it took quite an effort.
Due to our remote area, being most times of the year with little to no internet connection. Even phone connection abroad is not the best, to speak in a positive way. So we are very happy that Sirpa Mastall from Sirpa’s Welt supported us over the years to move a step forward to a professional online presence.
Sirpa is a frequent Ladakh traveller and loves the Ladakhi culture and has also a selling point of our handmade Cashmere Products in Düsseldorf.
Looking forward what the future has to bring. Be a bit patient as part of the site are still under construction but we are also planning an online shop after we have opened new big store with workshop in spring already.
Jullay,
Nawang Phtuntsog
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We are proudly presenting our new store & workshop at Noor Complex, 1st Floor, Main Bazar, opposite post office.
Since last few years, I was looking for a better place and it was really hard to find a space like the one I am having now!
It was last year only that one of my friend was leaving this new space and without taking much time I took it on rent. I have entirely changed the outlook and interior of the space by using only wood. I wanted to combine the traditional and contemporary design. It took me around 9 month to complete the interior design and the outlooks, many of my friends helped me in selecting the colours and the material. This new space is five times bigger than the old one so I divided the space into two part, one is for weaving and knitting studio and the front side for show room which is at the corner. Finally I managed to open it on 22nd April 2016 and it was inaugurated by Sh.Tsering Sandup, Executive Councillor for Handloom and Tourism LAHDC Leh.
In our new shop you see how to weave a cashmere shawl. Now we can weave & knit customise design on order and it will not take more than three days (depending on design and colour combination).Three Ladakhi Ladies are working there now as well.
The old shop at Sankar Labrang Complex, Main Bazaar Road, will keep open until September.
We are proud to present our beautiful Pashmina products all the way from Ladakh at the Winter Mela 2015 organized by the NGO Dastkar, taking place from 17th to 28th December 2015.
The winter Mela is celebrating the warmth of craftsmanship and a spectacular International Festival of people and products from MOUNTAINS OF THE WORLD, organised by the Mountain Partnership Initiative – for the first time in Delhi.
Bringing together textiles, rugs, spices, herbs, aromatic oils and other mountain produce from Afghanistan, Altai Republic, Bolivia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mongolia, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Tajikistan, and the Indian Himalayan Region*.
With weaves and knits, herbal and organic healthcare and beauty products, mouth-watering cuisines from across India, lively cultural performances, a fun Christmas Special evening and our special focus on Mountain Products, there’s going to be lots on offer for everyone.
More info can be found on Dastkar’s Facebook Event.
A 1966 documentary by British Pathé which revolves around everyday life in Srinagar and the country side of Kashmir in that days. Cashmere wool, the fibre made from Cashmere goats was popular at the time.
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A look at life in the remote Himalayas and the long journey of Kashmir wool. Various C/Us of traditionally dressed girls from the Himalayas at the foot of a mountain, interspersed with shots of girls from London; sitting beside the Thames near the Houses of Parliament, drinking wine outside the Barbican, sitting on the back of a car going past sky scrapers and leaning against a pool in Trafalgar Square.
Various street scenes around Srinagar – traditionally dressed Kashmiris mingle with bicycles, buses and horse drawn carts, people buy food from roadside stalls, one man has a shave from a barber, there are mountains in the distance. L/S of a punt going under a crowded bridge. High angled shot of Srinagar from hillside, pan to snow capped mountain. Various shots of snowy mountain tops. L/S of shepherds herding goats in a valley. Various shots of Kashmir goats clambering over rocks, little boys collect tufts of wool from twigs. More shots of the herd. Various shots of Kashmiri women combing excess wool from goats and stuffing it in sacks. M/S of a man kissing his family goodbye, he has a full sack on his back. M/S of women spinning the wool. C/U of the man’s wife and child. The man bows to a stone idol before walking past the camera. Various L/Ss of the man walking over the foothills carrying the sack of wool.
Various shots of men herding pack mules down a rocky path. M/S of a man ploughing a field with oxen. Various shots of men bent double picking rice in a paddy field. Various shots of women pounding corn in a stone bowl. An old woman spins Kashmir wool by hand. M/S of two men sewing animal skins. M/S of a woman weaving. Women are seen washing clothes in a river, men weigh sacks of wool on enormous scales. Panning shot of a crowded river, various shots of families on traditional Kashmir boats. The sacks of wool are loaded onto barges travelling down the Jhelum River. Panning shot of river, to men on the bank pulling the barge along by rope. Various shots of strenuous journey down river. Scenic L/S of a barge on the river at sunset.
I am very happy to hear that the LAHDC (Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council) is doing their best for the promotion of Pashmina wool and to review the progress of Pashmina Wool Development Scheme (PWDS) and Pashmina Promotion Programme (P3).
For more details check LAHDC reviews Pashmina promotion scheme published by Reach Ladakh.
If the local authorities really want to promote the Ladakhi Pashmina (Layna) than they should also take some serious step to stop the people or shopkeepers who are misleading the tourist on the name of Ladakhi Pashmina. If you go to the market you will find so many shops, I should say most of the shops are named or registered under the name of Pashmina even in the Hall of Fame you will find people sales machine made shawls as Ladakhi Pashmina, I met several tourist who where told strange stories about the Pashmina?
By shopkeepers they are confused with the word Pashmina! Like Pashmina you will see shawls made in Kullu are labelled as Yak wool! If things goes on like this than …………………?
Lets hope for the best!!!
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light of supporting the local NGO People’s Action Group for Inclusion and Rights with the sales of our products, we were happy to be able to donate 25,000 INR this year for their great work.
Mr. Mohd Iqbal the President of PAGIR receiving the the cheque at their Office cum workshop at Saboo Thang. We hope to be able to increase our fund by next year, meaning you can support buying our beautiful handmade items.
“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Jullay,
Nawang Phuntsog
J.D. Viharini is an incredible single woman who has lived and travelled alone extensively in India and summarize her experiences in her blog Enjoying India. We had the honour to be one of her two favorite places in Leh.
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