Pashmina Stole – 70x200cm – 70% Cashmere / 30% Silk – Barn Red

Barn Red is the shade of old brick and autumn leaves, a rust-toned red that feels earthy rather than bright. In this rust red pashmina the silk adds a low sheen that warms the colour further, so it sits comfortably with denim, olive, chocolate brown and a pair of leather boots.

The stole is 70 × 200 cm, woven in Kathmandu by the weavers we have supported since 2002, from a 28-count, 2-ply yarn of 70% cashmere and 30% silk. The silk makes the cloth a little stronger and denser than pure cashmere, so it drapes well while staying soft. Tassels are hand-twisted at both ends. Thrown open, it covers about two-thirds of the back on a bonfire night; doubled and looped, it keeps the wind off on a country walk.

Across the colours of this stole, buyers write most about softness, lasting quality and gifting. Irene, who chose Candied Ginger, found it “Really lovely Pashmina good colour and very soft”, and Patricia says her older pashminas are “still as beautiful as when I bought them”. A few buyers found a shade differed from the photo on screen, so for an exact brick red, choose from the swatchbook.