Wool Shawl from Tibet

A customer purchased this wool shawl on a trip to Tibet and sent it to me to make into a tallit.  Because the fiber dyes used by the weaver were so unusual, it was difficult to find silk for the corners and atarah that would coordinate well.  My search finally turned up a nice shade of sand brown.  A checkered border, which mimics the design in the weaving, was used for the corners and a deep red thread was selected for the writing on the atarah.