سوزنی · Sozni Embroidery
Mohammad Shafi Wani
3rd Generation · Sozni Embroidery · Habba Kadal, Srinagar
“Holds the double-sided sozni technique — both faces identical, no stray loop.”
- Pieces signed
- 38
- Disputes
- 0
- Workshop slots
- 3 open
- Lineage est.
- 1930
The hand still remembers
What Only Mohammad Knows
Captured from his Vault — knowledge that exists nowhere else.
Click a node — 4 techniques captured
Currently viewing · Magnifier-Grade Sozni
His work
Pieces by Mohammad
Every piece signed, signed pieces verifiable on the Sanad.
Sit beside him
Book Time With Mohammad
3 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 Mohammad's Craft DNA — knowledge captured for researchers, apprentices, and future generations.
Lineage
- Wani family began sozni in the 1930s; the double-sided technique was added in 1970.
- Three apprentices since 1995; one is now in Bombay running her own studio.
Technique Walkthrough
- Both faces are stitched by drawing the needle through and back along the same line.
- Each stitch is locked at three points — front, back, and at the slip.
Decision Knowledge
- A double-sided shawl takes two years; orders are limited to four at a time.
- Mistakes are never patched — the shawl is reduced to silk and re-stitched.
Supplier Graph
- Silk + pashmina blend from a single Kanihama loom.
- Indigo dye, no synthetic colour ever used.
The thread, generation by generation
The Wani Lineage
3 generations on the same craft, since 1930.
- AW
Abdul Rahim Wani
ca. 1930s
Generation 1
- MW
Mohammad Sultan Wani
ca. 1960s
Generation 2
- MW
Mohammad Shafi Wani
current — present
Generation 3