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Sorry, this website can't be viewed with this browser..."Pashmina" it is known to the people who are conscious to
passion. Fashion's newest passion is the pashmina shawl. According
to VOUGE," Pashminas are fashion's cult accessory of the moment".
What exactly pashmina and why is the latest buzzword
among fashion insiders? Considered the rolls royce of cashmere, it
is the softest, lightest, and most luxurious of fibers available,
second only to shah-toosh, otherwise known as the "King of the wool"
or "fiber of the Gods". Shah-toosh is also called a ring scarf
because the weave is so warm that it is possible to hard boil an egg
overnight wrapped in a shah-toosh shawl.
So, back to "Pashmina", which is luxury and yet
affordable. Sometimes referred to as "faux shah-toosh", the fiber
comes from the wool of Capra Hircus, the same goat cashmere comes
from, only this one lives way up in the Himalayas. At height of
12'000 to 14'000 feet or more there is little vegetation and
extremely cold winters. The exquisite fiber, spun and woven in the
highlands of the Himalayas, is known as the, "Soft Gold of High
Asia". The caravans of the legendary Silk Road opened the markets
of Europe and Asia to unique commodities in the 18th and 19th
century. Among the most desirable of all, was the ethereally soft,
luxuriously warm textile known as, "Pashmina".
The raw material source for these products are Tibet,
Nepal, and Mongolia. The Pashmina comes from either Tibet or
Nepal and the Silk for the shawls comes from China. The dyeing is
done by hand on individual shawls and between dye lots, there is a
95% color consistency. The textile pantone color cards are used
and the color range therefore is virtually endless. Only
recommended swiss AZO-free dyestuff is used. For 100% pashmina
products yarn of 2/60's , 2/24's and 1/28's counts are used. And
for silk/pashmina blend, the pashmina yarn count is usually 1/28's
and the silk yarn count can be either 2/10's or 1/40's.
Palistha Enterprises – Is a company based in Kathmandu,
Nepal. The company trains skilled workers in Pashmina weaving.
We work with marginalized families and encourage the women to
participate in income generation activities.
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