Shawls Page

It occurs to me some folks may want a shawl page……

As many of you may know I am consistantly chilly. This could be one reason why I love shawls and own, well, a few. But, seriously, shawls were one of the most practical accessories in the nineteenth century wardrobe.

Early Victorian Shawls – Ebook in PDF form - This is a larger file and may take a while to open. Please be patient.

Types of Shawls:

Wool Woven Shawls

          Paisley Family

                       Kashmir

                      Scotch Paisley

                      French Paisley type

                      Border Paisleys

            ”Plaid” – Whole plaid, Checks, Border Plaids

                         Scotch Plaid

                        American Plaids

Fabric Shawls

               Printed

                     Pavlavo Pasad Shawls

              Sheer Shawls

                        Muslin shawls

                        Grenedine & Barege

              Silk

             Silk Embroidered China Crape

Lace Shawls

              Chantilly Lace Shawls

               Point de Gaze & Argentan Lace

               Other lace shawls

Crochet and Knitted Shawls

                 Shetland Shawls

                Orenburg Lace Shawls

A few shawl related resources:

How to fringe a shawl

Shawl Terms

 

Examples of Shawls

Paisley family shawl, possibly Scottish

Paisley family shawl, possibly Scottish

Paisley family shawl, possibly French

Red Wool Shawl

Pavlavo Pasad Shawl

Green Plaid Wool Shawl with detail

Golden yellow plaid shawl with detail