Cashmere: A French Passion 1800 - 1880 by Monique Levi-Strauss Crewel Embroidery DBC 34 Delica 11/0 3gm

DBC 34 Delica 11/0 3gm

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Cashmere: A French Passion 1800 - 1880 by Monique Levi-Strauss Crewel Embroidery DBC 34 Delica 11/0 3gmThe delicate beauty of the cashmere shawl was first brought to Europe by the East India Companies and Napoleon's campaigns. Woven in Kashmir, its fabric was so light that, according to legend, a whole shawl could be passed through a finger ring. Exquisite and expensive, by the 19th century these shawls were highly sought after in France; enterprising French manufacturers soon saw that there was a market for more accessibly priced versions and started