Charkha Blanket, Light Blue African Collection White linen clothing was the

White linen clothing was the uniform of ancient Egypt

A cornucopia of colors are naturally dyed by hand to create this elegant work of art

Lisanga means "united" in the Bantu language of the artists who originally carved these delicate

textures and patterns

We’ve added a gentle faded effect to resemble some of our favorite antique carpets

Charkha Blanket, Light Blue African Collection White linen clothing was theHANDWOVEN ON TRADITIONAL WOODEN LOOMS Charkha is the traditional wooden spool used to spin cashmere yarn for weaving. Our cashmere comes from Kashmir, the birthplace of this exquisite material. The fine fibers are hand spun on charkhas and then hand dyed using natural dyes. Spinning the yarn by hand makes our throws sumptuously softer than machine made versions. Each throw blanket is woven on a wooden hand loom and finished with a short fringe,