پشمینہ · Pashmina Weaving
Ghulam Hassan Lone
5th Generation · Pashmina Weaving · Kanihama, Budgam
“Weaves at four inches per day — the finest commercially available pashmina grade in Kashmir.”
- Pieces signed
- 408
- Disputes
- 0
- Workshop slots
- 8 open
- Lineage est.
- 1860
The hand still remembers
What Only Ghulam Knows
Captured from his Vault — knowledge that exists nowhere else.
Click a node — 4 techniques captured
Currently viewing · 1940s Srinagar Knot
His work
Pieces by Ghulam
Every piece signed, signed pieces verifiable on the Sanad.
Sit beside him
Book Time With Ghulam
8 open slots in the next month.
Heritage Walk
Rs. 2,500per person
Visit the master's workshop and three nearby craft clusters with a Sanad-verified guide.
Max 8 participants
Half-Day Workshop
Rs. 6,000per person
Learn one foundational technique hands-on. Take home your attempt + a Hunarmand certificate.
Max 6 participants
Multi-Day Masterclass
Rs. 45,000per person
Advanced technique taught directly by the master. Limited to 2 participants.
Max 2 participants
The preserved knowledge
Preserved in the Vault
This is Ghulam's Craft DNA — knowledge captured for researchers, apprentices, and future generations.
Lineage
- Five generations on the same loom, set in the family's main room.
- Lone-family talim sheets fill three trunks, kept in a cold-room.
Technique Walkthrough
- Four inches a day; never more, never less.
- Each shawl is signed by hand on the inside fold with a single Lone monogram.
Decision Knowledge
- If a day's weave shows uneven tension, the inches are unpicked at evening.
- The loom is rested on Fridays — the family's choice.
Supplier Graph
- Wool from Changthang, posted in autumn from Leh.
- Indigo and madder from a Pampore dyer he has worked with for forty years.
The thread, generation by generation
The Lone Lineage
5 generations on the same craft, since 1860.
- AL
Abdul Rahim Lone
ca. 1860s
Generation 1
- ML
Mohammad Sultan Lone
ca. 1890s
Generation 2
- AL
Abdul Ghaffar Lone
ca. 1920s
Generation 3
- AL
Ali Mohammad Lone
ca. 1950s
Generation 4
- GL
Ghulam Hassan Lone
current — present
Generation 5