Shamshi, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
Shamshi Tailoring House
Woven on our looms in the Kullu valley, and stitched to your size.
Ab ₹480 4.8 · 9 reviews
The collection
Woollens for the winter
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Tailoring
3 pieces →
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Pattu & shawls
4 pieces →
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Caps
1 piece →
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Stoles & mufflers
2 pieces →
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Knitwear
3 pieces →
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Hand-knit socks
Ab ₹480 S · M · L
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Complete the look
The fair-day set
The sadri over a white kurta, a topi and a muffler: what the valley wears to Dussehra.
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The 3 together
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Lookbook
Winter in the valley
The house
My mother wove pattus for the family on a pit loom in the corner of the house, and my father was the tailor two villages came to before Dussehra.
In 2019 I put the two together: we weave the cloth, and we cut and stitch it to the person who will wear it.
There are four looms now and two sewing tables, in the old house above the Shamshi bazaar. Every pattu is woven here, the borders picked out by hand, and every sadri is cut from our own tweed. Tell us your chest and your waist, or send them on WhatsApp, and we stitch it to you.
— Rekha Thakur and Ankit Thakur
How it is made
From the fleece to the fitting
Every pattu and every length of tweed starts on our looms; every sadri is cut to a size, or to you.
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01 A week a fleece
Spun
The wool from the high pastures, carded and spun by hand.
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02 Eight to ten days
Woven
On the pit looms in the house, the Kullu border picked out by hand.
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03 Two days
Cut and stitched
Cut on the table by the window, to a size or to your measurements.
The house
Four looms and two tables
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Rekha Thakur
Weaves the pattus · Shamshi
Learnt on her mother's pit loom; picks out every border by hand.
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Ankit Thakur
Cuts and stitches · Shamshi
His grandfather's tailoring table, and his size chart.
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Dolma Negi
Knits the socks and mittens · Naggar
Forty pairs a winter, by the stove.
What buyers say
Said in the fitting room
4.8 / 5 · 9 reviews
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★★★★★
“Sent my chest and waist on WhatsApp and the sadri fits better than anything I have bought in a shop.”
Kunal S. · Delhi -
★★★★★
“The pattu is heavier and softer than I expected, and the border is perfect. Wore it to my sister's wedding.”
Meera R. · Pune -
★★★★★
“Bought the topi for my father in the bazaar and ordered two more online for my uncles.”
Tashi D. · Manali -
★★★★
“The socks are thick and warm. The first pair was too small; they sent the next size at no cost.”
Ananya B. · Bengaluru -
★★★★★
“The embroidered shawl came beautifully packed, with a card saying who made it and how long it took.”
James P. · London -
★★★★★
“Their size chart was right: M at a 98 chest. The tweed is heavy and the embroidery neat.”
Rohit V. · Chandigarh
On the label
What every piece promises
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Woven on handlooms
In our house in Shamshi, Kullu
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Wool, named
What each piece is made of, on its label
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Signed
The weaver or the tailor, on every card
Sizes, exchanges and care
How do I find my size?
Open the size chart on any piece and type your chest, and your waist if you like: we choose the size for you. Between two sizes, take the larger.
Can you stitch it to my measurements?
Yes, any sadri or coat, at no extra cost. Order your nearest size and send your chest, waist and length on WhatsApp; it is ready in about a week.
What if it does not fit?
Send it back within 15 days, unworn, and we send the next size free, or refund it.
How does paying work?
You pay by UPI when you order and send us the screenshot, or cash on delivery up to ₹5,000. We confirm the same day and post within two days.
How do I look after wool?
Air it in the shade, brush it, and dry clean the pattus and the sadri. The socks and mufflers take a cold hand wash, dried flat.
Ask us
A size, your measurements, a wedding order or a visit to the looms: write and we answer the same day. Schreiben Sie uns auf WhatsApp.
The workshop
Shamshi, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
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