"Pashmina" is the Persian word meaning finest
wool fibre, Pashmina shawls were originally shawls
hand spun, woven and embroidered in Kashmir, and made
from fine cashmere fiber. This fiber is also known as
pashm or pashmina. Kashmiri Pashmina Shawls are known
for its softness. Pashmina yarn is spun from the hair
of the ibex found at 14,000 ft above the sea level,
Every summer, Himalayan farmers climb the mountains to
comb the fine woolen undercoat from the neck and chest
of, himalayan mountain pashm, not to be confused with
the endangered Tibetan antelope that is killed to
produce shatoosh shawls. To survive the freezing
14,000 ft-altitude environment, grows a unique,
incredibly soft pashm, inner coat, six times finer
than human hair. Because it is only 14-19 microns in
diameter, it cannot be spun by machines, so the downy
wool is hand-woven into shawls.
Different types of cashmere Pashmina Shawls made from
top quality raw material, Pure Pashmina is expensive
but mixed Pashmina with wool is less expensive.
Kashmiri pashmina silk shawls are world widely praised
for their unmatched quality & various kind of
embroideries Art or hook embroidery.The most popular
pashmina fabric is a 70% pashmina/30% silk blend, but
50/50 is also common. The 70/30 is tightly woven, has
an elegant sheen and drapes nicely, but is still quite
soft and light-weight. Pashmina accessories are
available in a range of sizes, from "scarf" (12" x
60") to "wrap" or "stole" (28" x 80") to full sized
shawl (36" x 80").
Pashmina Care
With regular care Pashmina stoles or shawls will
maintain its outlook , increase in softness and long
lasting. We advise our client not to ask softness more
than required and not to believe that have more soft
is right quality. Brushing makes soft and feels
thicker but leads to pilling (balling up) and wears
out easily.
Always use cold water and hand wash with low pH or
normal pH shampoo or pure castillc soap. We also
advice to our client not to use dry cleaned,not to add
any chemical like bleaching and never use hot water
more than 50 degree Celsius. After washing remove the
excess water by hand press and lay out on the plane
surface. For restore the finishing lay on the table
and cover with butter paper and press with hot iron.
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