پشمینہ · Pashmina Weaving
Mohammad Yusuf Sheikh
4th Generation · Pashmina Weaving · Kanihama, Budgam
“Last carrier of the 1940s Srinagar knot — an asymmetric pattern not held by any other living master.”
- Pieces signed
- 312
- Disputes
- 0
- Workshop slots
- 12 open
- Lineage est.
- 1880
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 · 1940s Srinagar Knot
His work
Pieces by Mohammad
Every piece signed, signed pieces verifiable on the Sanad.
Sit beside him
Book Time With Mohammad
12 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
- Five generations of weavers from one wing of the Sheikh family.
- His son will inherit the loom this winter, if the knot can be passed.
Technique Walkthrough
- Warp is taken once, weft is taken twice — the asymmetric move is the signature.
- Knot density is tuned to the day's humidity by hand-feel.
Decision Knowledge
- If summer humidity rises above 60%, the loom is paused.
- A knot is never re-done; if missed, the row is unpicked back to the slip.
Supplier Graph
- Wool from the same Gurez shepherd family for thirty-eight years.
- Cotton warp from Habba Kadal, rested at least eighteen months.
The thread, generation by generation
The Sheikh Lineage
4 generations on the same craft, since 1880.
- AS
Abdul Rahim Sheikh
ca. 1880s
Generation 1
- MS
Mohammad Sultan Sheikh
ca. 1910s
Generation 2
- AS
Abdul Ghaffar Sheikh
ca. 1940s
Generation 3
- MS
Mohammad Yusuf Sheikh
current — present
Generation 4