Woven Hymns

Collection

Jama

Needlework across the whole body of the shawl, from dense paisleys to fine lattices that leave almost no plain cloth.

Sozni Jama

Sozni is fine needle embroidery worked in silk or cotton thread. Jama means the embroidery covers the whole body of the shawl rather than sitting at the borders.

Saffron shawl with cream needlework laid in a lattice across the whole body, on a stand.

Orange Lattice

Jama

Jama means the pattern covers the whole body of the shawl rather than sitting at the borders.

Ivory shawl with green paisley needlework at both ends.

Ivory with Green Paisley

Shawl with grey paisley needlework over the body and plain beige ends.

Grey Paisley Jama

Shawl covered in dense charcoal needlework with plain beige ends.

Charcoal Jama with Beige Ends

Close view of a maroon shawl with a large paisley filled with fine multicoloured needlework.

Maroon Paisley Jama

Shawl covered in dense rose and peach needlework, draped on a stand before a patterned wall.

Rose Jama

Beige shawl on a stand with a large ivory paisley worked across one corner.

Beige with Ivory Paisley

Saffron shawl covered in dense needlework, draped on a stand.

Saffron Jama

Ivory shawl with a dense field of rust needlework and a scalloped border.

Ivory with Rust Sozni

Ivory shawl covered in dense coral and rose paisleys with a plain end, laid on black.

Ivory Paisley Jamawar

Black shawl with a dense multicoloured lattice of needlework and a paisley border.

Black Jamawar

Stole covered edge to edge in olive, coral and black paisley, draped on a dress form beside a vase of cotton and lavender.

Olive and Coral Paisley Jama