Jamawar Stoles, worn by Indians for ages, the Indian shawls are warmly welcomed in the world market today. Famous for it woven and embroidered designs, the Indian shals produced mainly by Kashmiri craftsmen. Shawls are also woven in Assam, Gujarat and Rajasthan. But those woven in Kashmir are most widely worn. The warmth of the Pashmina wool stoles from Kashmir are unparallelled.

History also spelled Cashmere, type of woolen shawl woven in Kashmir. It is said that the Cashmere were famous from Kashmir even in the times of emperor Ashok (3rd C BC) but many writers credited Sultan Zain-Ul-Abidin (1420-1470 A.D) as the initiator of industry in Kashmir. It may be the Sultan whose enlightened rule encouraged promotion of arts as an organized trade and the Pashmina or in Persian called "Pashm" that we know today is a legacy of that period. It has been worn and used as a warm protective garment by kings and queens since ancient times. However, the Mughal emperor Akbar experimented with various styles and encouraged weavers to try new motifs, which helped establish a successful industry.

Though the history of weaving, with which the history of woolen textiles is closely associated, is rather obscure, references to shals are first found in the Ramayana and Mahabharata and the Atharvaveda. Derived from the Persian shal, which was the name for a whole range of fine woolen garments, in India was worn folded across the shoulder, and not as a girdle, as the Persians did. Even today, we sometimes see old Parsis with a shal tied around their waist during their religious ceremonies.

Jamawar shawls hand woven and hand embroidered by Kashmiri artisans, has rendered this warm protective garment into a style statement. Mughal emperor Akbar was greatly enamored by these exquisite wraps. They are sure to leave you bewitched too.