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Pashmina Muffler
Pashmina muffler is Nepal’s one of the most exportable products. Nepal is very well known for its finely woven pashmina mufflers. Pashmina muffler is an indigenous and unique product of Nepal. Pashmina is hand-woven from the wool sheared off from mountain goat called “Chyangra” (Capra Hircus Goat) that are found in the mountainous of the high Himalayan regions of Nepal. The wool next to the skin is cut out. This wool is carded to separate the rough outer part. The soft wool is then hand spun into thin and even pashmina yarn. This yarn is then hand woven into the loom, which has cotton, silk and pashmina warp. While making these pashmina products the use of hand spun pashmina wool yarn has presently been replaced by imported fine machine spun yarn. Pashmina muffler is mainly a ladies' souvenir item. Due the softness and best quality of pashmina muffler, the travelers are very much willing to take these pashmina muffler to their home. Pashmina muffler is also one of the most exportable products of Nepal.

As winter approaches, we all dig into our closet for the tired old coats and mufflers we've worn for the past years, what we should really be doing is rushing out to buy this year's most fashionable accessory, the pashmina muffler. Pashmina muffler is perfect wear for winter. These pashmina muffler not only keeps body warm but they are also soft and looks great. This luxuriously soft, warm pashmina muffler, which comes in a rainbow of colors, can be embroidered, beaded or pleated and worn as a simple muffler or wrapped elaborately around the body in place of a coat or cardigan - depending on the size of course. These pashmina mufflers are light, comfortable and cheap. The basic colours that Pashmina muffler comes in are grey, brown and white. However, the fabric adapts itself beautifully to colouring. It is now available in approximately four hundred colours. American women are also going in for mufflers with bead work and embroidery.

The Pashmina muffler has a superbly textural feel, drapes beautifully, feels soft, warm and light to the touch and will serve a user well for years. Pashmina mufflers timeless patterns remain eternally in vogue. In the Nepal pashmina mufflers are passed down from one generation to another. To the credit of the traditional pashmina muffler-makers of Nepal, the fine pashmina muffler has not been made successfully elsewhere although attempts have been made by other countries to replicate this craft, developed into an art form by the Nepalese. The wool offers light weight insulation without bulk. The pashmina fibers are highly adaptable and appropriate for all climates. High moisture content allows insulation to change with the relative humidity of atmosphere.

Increasingly sought-after by stylish women of all ages who recognize the elegance of these pashmina muffler - a well-chosen Pashmina muffler can transform the simplest attire into the most chic ensemble - and appreciate their practicality and versatility as a perfect muffler. Most department stores and designers retail mufflers woven from 100 percent genuine fiber or blended with silk. But beware of fake "ordinary wool" garments masquerading as pashmina mufflers. This luxurious accessory can now be easily purchased on the internet with safe and confidence through our web site http://www.himalayanmart.com it’s just a matter of click. We provide wide range of pashmina mufflers in our web site. A pashmina muffler is worn close to the face and the colour must suit each person’s skin. The colors that are particularly fashionable this season are shades of purple; from pale lilac to a deep violet shade of prune. Due to the timeless and season less versatility of the pashmina mufflers, many women go for a classic color that can be worn season after season, perennial favorites include pink-pale shades through to bright fuchsia-butter yellow, white and, of course, black.

It takes the wool from four goats and over 200 man-hours (spinning, weaving, dying and decorating) to make just one pashmina muffler. Hand-spinning the wool for a single pashmina muffler takes 15 days. The size of the pashmina muffler is 80” in length and 36” in breadth.

Pashmina muffler is the best way to express your love and care to your beloved ones. This high quality of pashmina muffler is perfect gift to one whom you love and you care. Your love will be wrapped by this great gift and will remain warm for ever and ever.

Pashmina mufflers can be found in the following quality of pashmina
100% Pashmina muffler
70% Pashmina and 30% silk blend pashmina muffler
60% Pashmina and 40% silk blend pashmina muffler

We have wide collection of pashmina mufflers woven by the skillful weavers. The pashmina mufflers shown are selected from our own collections. We also accept special request (design/color) of pashmina products – please refer our “Wholesale Order” or “Order By Demand” section for detail or call us at 977-1-5547819 or Fax us at 977-1-5545657 or mail us at info@himalayanmart.com.


USEFUL TIPS REGARDING PASHMINA MUFFLER

1. How to wash your pashmina mufflers ?

Hand wash in lukewarm water using your hair shampoo. Be sure to dissolve the shampoo thorough then put the pashmina mufflers into water. Rinse with hair conditioner, this would make your pashmina muffler or any pashmina garments softer. Wash colored garments separately.

  • Do not bleach pashmina muffler.
  • Squeeze your pashmina muffler gently, do not twist or wing. Twisting the wet pashmina muffler would stretch the shape of your pashmina muffler.
  • Dry flat your pashmina muffler after removing excess water, away from direct heat and sunlight.
  • Press your pashmina muffler with damp cloth, using a cool iron, iron from the inside of the garment.
2. How to store your pashmina mufflers?

Inoder to store your pashmina mufflers few thing to be remembered. Here we have summarized few of them:

  • Dampness, sunlight and leakages are very harmful to your precious pashmina muffler. So before storing your pashmina muffler in basements or attics, always keep in mind that your pashmina mufflers don’t get in touch with dampness, sunlight and leakages.Fold pashmina muffler or pack them neatly in tissue paper or polythene bag and store them in closet away from light, dust and dampness.
  • Cleaning pashmina muffler before storage is recommended, as fresh stains that may not yet be visible will oxidize and become fixed during storage; they may also be the food for moths. Moths have a discerning palate; they feast only on natural fabrics. Mothballs (naphthalene) and cedar chips are standard protection from moth infestation of woolens.
  • To store a pure pashmina muffler during summer, the most important thing is to keep moisture away, and so please do not store pashmina mufflers in a damp place. A well-sealed plastic storage box (available in most stores) is good enough (be sure that if there is any moisture inside). Make sure the box is dry before you put your pashmina muffler in.
  • To keep the moth away, the first important thing is to make sure that the muffler is clean before long-time storage. Pay close attention to any food stains as moths are particularly attracted to our normal food proteins and cooking oils. Those mothproofing products are helpful, or simply spray some perfume on a piece of paper and put the paper next to your mufflers inside the box.
3. Few more extra tips

You can use the following tips to keep your pashmina muffler always clean and beautiful:

  • Avoid wearing the same pashmina muffler frequently; allow the pashmina muffler two or three days' rest after one day's wearing.
  • A silk scarf goes well with pashmina muffler top and cardigan, to put it between your pashmina muffler top/cardigan and your neck will also prevent powder or other cosmetics stains.
  • Do not wear the pashmina muffler next to rough clothing, metal necklace, bracelet, belt and rough leather such as crocodile leather bags. Dress up your pashmina muffler with silk scarf and pearl accessories instead of accessories with rough surface.
  • Pilling is caused by abrasion during regular use, it often develops on elbows, on the seat of skirts, and in areas rubbed by a bag or briefcase, even seat belt. Soft, fuzzy surfaces are more susceptible than others. So for pashmina muffler, it is normal when pilling develops in some areas after times of wearing.
  • To avoid pilling, it is important not to rub the pashmina muffler with rough clothing, metal accessories, bags and all kinds of belts. In case you can not avoid the belts such as seat belts, cover your pashmina muffler with a silk or synthetic fibers scarf, make sure it is the smooth surface that is next to your pashmina muffler.
  • To remove pills, just manually pick them off. Do not rub and brush the pashmina muffler.
 
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