Pashmina wool, also
known as cashmere wool world over is the softest,
most luxurious and the best wool in the world. comes
from Himalayan region from a special Himalayan goat
(Capra hircus) which lives at the altitude of 12000
to 14000 ft. where temperature goes down up to-10
degree centigrade. The goat is blessed by nature with
a unique very thin short inner coat of hair which
is the best insulation in the world and this inner
coat of hair is PASHMINA. The Himalayan goat is survived
because of this nature gifted hair. Pashmina fiber
is less than 15 microns in thickness (whereas human
hair is 75 microns thick) one Himalayan goat produces
3 to 8 ounces of Pashmina per year. Origin of Pashmina
dates back to ancient civilization and has been traced
back to the times of Mahabharata. Earlier in olden
days pashmina shawls found favour with EMPERORS, KINGS,
PRINCES, RULERS and NOBLES. This precious fabric was
known as FIBRE FOR KINGS.
Orgin of pashmina started long back,
the mountain people of Nepal have had to depend on
the fabric they wove for warmth, for easy travel and
for survival. In many high mountain areas and semi-tropical
jungles, they continue to weave what they wear. The
art of weaving wool products by hand has been practiced
throughout the country remains popular today as its
rugged conditions have not changed. Due to gradual
popularity and and commercilization of pashmina there
are viariety of pashmina is being offered in the market
like: pashmina shawls, pashmina stoles pashmina scraf,
pashmina sweaters and variety of other pashmina products.
These luxuries pashmina shawls are hand woven by traditional
weavers whose families have been in the occupation
since ages and they inherit this art from their ancestors,
and tradition of pashmina weaving continues from one
generation to another generation.
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