Pashmina

How to Care for Cashmere Pashmina [Easy Instructions]

  Cashmere pashmina is the traditional shawl made from the very finest grade of cashmere wool and its preciousness is coming from the extraordinary softness and warmth, especially the Kashmiri made ones, microns are as thin as 12-15 microns. Pashmina wool is known as “soft gold” in Persian, it is the finest, softest and warmest wool available in the Himalayan plateaus. Your beloved pashmina needs special attention due to its delicacy. It could become your best friend and lifetime partner if you know how to look after it. The amazing quality of pashmina is that it actually becomes softer and more comfortable with...

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Why Ladies Should Wear Kaftan Dresses

  Introduction Kaftan dresses are chiefly free-flowing, loose gown reaching to the ankles. The Kaftan dresses are originally based on Islamic sensibilities that were originally associated with royal gaiety. With so many innovative designs and variations, these kaftan dresses have evolved a lot over many years. Presently, there are many multicolored prints, floral patterns, and ornate designs adoring a kaftan dress. There are a lot of other design features added into the kaftan dresses as well, such as addition of kimono sleeves on the dress and V-neckline with buttons to open it. There are some reasons that why a woman...

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Why is Cashmere Wool so Expensive? [6 Reasons]

  The term “Cashmere” was introduced during the 16th Century that would literally describe the shawls spun by Kashmiri Craftsmen on the silk route bound for India. Authentic cashmere fiber is made from the soft undercoat hair of the Kashmiri Goats (Capra hircus). The typical geographical conditions of mountain plateaus and East Asian Steppe and some deserts are the most productive cashmere fiber grower’s places in the world. As compared to other wool, cashmere is softer, finer, lighter, and stronger that makes it the most luxurious and expensive natural textiles. So today we are here to get you all your...

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How Pashmina is made?

  The word Pashmina comes from Persian: Pasmina which literally means “Made from Wool”. The textiles made from this fiber were first woven in Kashmir. Since Pashmina was first encountered by the Europeans in Kashmir, It came to be known as the ‘Cashmere’. The rough outer coat under the goat is soft Pashmina. The wool is mowed from the underbelly of goats which are native to the sky-high, far-flung and frosty regions of the Himalayas in Tibet, Nepal and Central Asia. Different breeds of Cashmere Goat #Changthangi or Kashmir Pashmina goat:Comes from the Chanthang Plateau in Tibet and part of...

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