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A Faroese shawl knit by Lisa Risager. A Faroese shawl is a traditional piece of clothing from the Faroe Islands. The most distinguishing characteristic of Faroese shawls is the center back gusset shaping. Each shawl consists of two triangular side panels, a trapezoid-shaped back gusset, an edge treatment, and usually shoulder shaping.
Shawls are used in order to keep warm, to complement a costume, and for symbolic reasons. One famous type of shawl is the tallit , worn by Jewish men during prayers and ceremonies. In Christianity , women have used shawls as a headcovering . [ 9 ]
A two-piece veil. It consists of a close fitting cap, usually made from cotton or polyester, and an accompanying tube-like scarf. Bushiyya: A veil that is tied on at the forehead and falls to cover the entire face but has no cut-out for the eyes; instead, the fabric is sheer enough to be seen through (Middle East, specifically Persian Gulf).
Shahtoosh shawl Shahtoosh is made from chiru fur. Shahtoosh (from Persian شاهتوش 'king of wools'), [1] also known as Shatoush, is a wool obtained from the fur of the chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii, also called Tibetan antelope). Also, shawls made from the wool of the chiru are called shahtoosh. Shahtoosh is the finest animal wool, followed ...
A traditional Haapsalu shawl is a rectangle measuring 70-80cm x 150-170cm. It consists of three parts: a center section, a border, and an edge, which is knit separately and sewn to the border. The shawls are knit from fine lamb's wool yarn using knitting needles #2-#3.
These reversible shawls were a solid colour in the centre with a decorative, multicolour, wide border, and they were fringed. The Galway shawl contained neither velvet nor fur, but it was referred to by weavers as a velvet or fur shawl because it was heavily milled in the finishing and a soft, velvet-like nap was raised on the surface. [2]
A Kullu shawl is a type of shawl made in Kullu, India, featuring various geometrical patterns and bright colors. Originally, indigenous Kulivi people would weave plain shawls, but following the arrival of craftspeople from Bushahr in the early 1940s, the trend of more patterned shawls came to rise.