Pashmina
sweater is Nepal’s one of the most exportable products.
Nepal is very well known for its finely woven pashmina sweaters.
Pashmina sweater 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of hand spun pashmina wool yarn has presently been replaced
by imported fine machine spun yarn.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 sweater is mainly
a ladies' souvenir item. Due the softness and best quality
of pashmina sweater, the travelers are very much willing to
take these pashmina sweater to their home. Pashmina sweater
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 sweaters 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
sweater. Pashmina sweater is perfect wear for winter. These
pashmina sweater not only keeps body warm but they are also
soft and looks great. This luxuriously soft, warm pashmina
sweater, which comes in a rainbow of colors, can be embroidered,
beaded or pleated and worn as a simple sweater or wrapped
elaborately around the body in place of a coat or cardigan
- depending on the size of course. These pashmina sweaters
are light, comfortable and cheap. The basic colours that Pashmina
sweater 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 sweaters with bead work and embroidery.
The Pashmina sweater has a superbly textural
feel, drapes beautifully, feels soft, warm and light to the
touch and will serve a user well for years. Pashmina sweaters
timeless patterns remain eternally in vogue. In the Nepal
pashmina sweaters are passed down from one generation to another.
To the credit of the traditional pashmina sweater-makers of
Nepal, the fine pashmina sweater 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 sweater
- a well-chosen Pashmina sweater can transform the simplest
attire into the most chic ensemble - and appreciate their
practicality and versatility as a perfect sweater. Most department
stores and designers retail sweaters woven from 100 percent
genuine fiber or blended with silk. But beware of fake "ordinary
wool" garments masquerading as pashmina sweaters. 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 sweaters in our web site. A pashmina sweater 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 sweaters, 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 sweater. Hand-spinning the wool for
a single pashmina sweater takes 15 days. The size of the pashmina
sweater is 80” in length and 36” in breadth.
Pashmina sweater is the best way to express
your love and care to your beloved ones. This high quality
of pashmina sweater 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 sweaters can be found in the following
quality of pashmina
100% Pashmina sweater
70% Pashmina and 30% silk blend pashmina sweater
60% Pashmina and 40% silk blend pashmina sweater
We have wide collection of pashmina sweaters
woven by the skillful weavers. The pashmina sweaters 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.
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