The journal
Notes from the workshop.
Long reads on the craft, the materials, and the people behind every piece in the ledger. We do not publish often.
Entry 01
30 May 2026 · 6 min
Why a shawl takes a year
On the slowness of the kani loom
A kani shawl is not woven, exactly. It is built, knot by knot, on a loom that was probably older than the weaver. Here is how, and why we make no apology for the time.
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12 May 2026 · 5 min
Language of the loom
A short dictionary of the patterns we use
Buta, chinar, bel, jaal, hashia, palla, mehraab — the words come up over and over. Here is what they mean and where they came from.
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22 April 2026 · 7 min
From goat to garment
Where Changthangi pashmina actually comes from
Real pashmina is the under-coat of a single breed of goat that lives at fourteen thousand feet. Here is how the wool travels from a Ladakhi pasture to a Kashmiri loom.
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