Loi/Men Shawl/Lohi/Chadar

A Loi Or Men’s Shawl is a gents shawl, woven in a light woolen and Angora fabric in different sizes and colors.

It is clad around and above the shoulders and is commonly made of mill- spun textile and occasionally of hand spun wool.

Technical Specifications of a Loi:

Yarn used:

1. Warp – 2/ 48’s to 2/ 64’s Woolen Worsted, Angora.
2. Weft – 2/ 48’s to 2/ 64’s Woolen Worsted, Angora, Rabbit Wool, Pashmina, etc.
Size – 1.15 Mt. X 2.30 Mt., 1. 30Mt. X 2. 60 Mt., 1.40Mtr. X 2.80 Mtr.
Weave – 2/ 2 Twill
Weight – 300 gms to 650 gms