Designer Cuff Links Sterling Silver and Gemstones

A cufflink (also cuff link or cuff-link) is a decorative fastener worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse.

Cufflink designs vary widely. The simplest design consists of a short post or chain connecting two disc-shaped parts. The part positioned on the most visible side is usually larger; a variety of designs can connect the smaller piece: It may be small enough to fit through the button hole like a button would; it may be separated and attached from the other side; or it may have a portion that swivels on the central post, aligning with the post while the link is threaded through the button-hole and swiveling into a position at right angles to the post when worn.

Wrap Cloth Jacquard Design Jamawar Wool Shawl

Wrap clothes shawls in pure wool with designs of antique paisley are very popular in India, just in the way silk shawls are popular in the west. It may be for the simple reason that they go very well with some Indian dresses like saree and salwar kameez. It may also be because these shawls in earthy shades like maroon, green and sand are preferred colors of many Indians. In recent times Jamawar shawls have been very popular also in the west, gradually replacing silk pashmina.

Embroidered Shawls Scarves Phulkaris of Punjab

The earliest design on Kashmir seventeenth and eighteenth century shawls was a single flowering plant complete with roots, inspired by English herbals (books with plant illustrations) which reached the Mughal court during the seventeenth century. If the Kashmir shawls were the classical masculine high art of the loom, the phulkaris of Punjab represent the totally feminine art of the home.

Here, we have entered an entirely different ethos; there were no commercial pressures, just an ambience of warmth and family love expresses within the context of the community. Phulkaris were worn by women all over Punjab during marriage festivals and other joyous occasions. They were embroidered by the women for their own use and use of other family members and Phulkaris were never meant for sale but were the tangible tokens of continuity and heritage; they were the space where women got together to create marvels of the embroiderer's art, a play of textures and shimmering hues so fine that today we see them as the "dance of colour and light".

Fashion Poncho Shawl Jacquard Designs

Poncho Shawl in paisley design wool fabric are designed to serve twin purposes - keeping the body warm, and looking elegant. The fabric used is the same that is used for making a very popular shawl in India known as Jamawar. This fabric is 100% wool and has beautiful woven designs (jacquard). The designs have been borrowed from classic paisleys. Thus extensive use is made of designs inspired by leaves, flowers and fruits found in India. Another distinctive aspect of these wool ponchos is that they never give itching sensation to the skin. These wool ponchos are meant to be worn in mildly cold weather. Since these ponchos are light weight, they do not hang heavily on the shoulders. No other dress matches wool ponchos when it comes to experiencing warmth, elegance and comfort all at once.

Ethnic Zari (Floral) Embroidery of Kashmir India

The Kashmir valley, now a war torn region, used to be a natural paradise. Full of flowers and maple trees, this northern region of India has some of the most exquisite craft work. Check out the floral embroidery from Kashmir on  shawls scarves. But shawls are the most popular embroidered item in cool Kashmir. Some are embroidered with such skill that the pattern appears perfectly on both sides of the shawl. These are called 'dorakkhas'. Kashmir Shawl have unique charm. Floral patterns in multi color are embroidered on solid color wool fabric. This makes the shawls very colorful, yet never too loud. Thus aesthetically, these are perhaps the finest looking shawls made in India. Women of all ages, young and old, love to wear them.
Kashmir valley, a natural paradise, full of flowers and maple trees, produces the best hand embroidery work. Artisans draw inspirations from the beautiful nature around. The boteh (flower) or ambia (mango) motifs are the most favored one of the Kashmir designers. The colors used are those of the flowers of the valley. An emphasis on pastel and white shades on a white background is always preferred. Fine embroidery work is done in shades discreetly blending with the background shades. Very seldom one finds a combination of more than two embroidery styles on one object. The stitches are so typical of the region that they are frequently termed as the Kashmiri Stitch. Kashmiri embroidery is remarkable for the skilled execution of a single stitch rather than the elaborate quality of the stitch itself. Chain stitch, satin stitch, the slanted darn stitch, stem, herringbone or sometimes the doori or knot stitches are used.

The excellence of the needlework is most remarkable in the creation of a dorukha or a double-sided shawl. In this shawl, there is no right and wrong side. The same design is produced in different colors on both sides. The price of a shawl depends on the amount of embroidery done on it.