But by then, the season would pass so we have left with no option but to get the same Kashmiri embroidery done locally," said Sanjay Kapoor, a shawl wholesale dealer.

Many times Kashmiri embroidery is done on the shawl, which makes it even more beautiful and expensive. Embroidery designs include traditional Kashmiri motifs, flowers, vines, and intricate patterns.

She designs three fabrics every month from home to support her 10-member family. For Afroza, another embroidery artist from southern Kashmir, told ucanews.com that the Church group took her to the ...