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Pashmina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A pashmina is a type of goat endemic to Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh regions of India. Pashmina shawls are a relatively recent cottage industry in Nepal, and all of the wool is imported from China. Pashmina wraps are available in a range of sizes, from "muffler" (12" x 60") to "scarf" (24" x 80") to fullsize shawl (36" x 80"). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pashmina   (403 words)

Pashmina : Cashmere wool of the highest grade. Pashmina is the name given to the wool shorn from the underbelly of goats indigenous to remote and frigid Himalayan regions of Tibet and Central Asia at a height of 12,000 to 14,000 feet or more, a desolate place with little vegetation and extremely cold conditions. These luxurious pashmina shawl is 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 this art continues from one generation to another generation. The colors of pashmina that are particularly fashionable this season are shades of purple; from pale lilac to a deep violet shade of prune. www.himalayanmart.com /pashmina/pashmina.php   (612 words)

Pilot Guides.com: Underbelly of Himalayan goat: Pashmina Pashmina was considered a fine, luxurious fibre by the ancient Mogul emperors, who took as much pride in their stunning shawls as they did in their precious jewels. Each pashmina fibre is about one sixth the width of a human hair, and one shawl requires about 24 ounces of wool, the annual output of about 4 goats. Pashmina is too delicate for mechanical looms, and must therefore be spun and woven by hand. www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/asia/nepal_and_bhutan/pashmina.php   (546 words)

PASHMINA Pashmina - the Tibetan name for cashmere, is the soft underbelly fur of mountain goats which live in the foothills of the Himalayas and on the high Tibetan Plateau. Pashmina is famous for its luxurious softness and lustre. So rare and exotic it is that even the coarsest Pashmina wool was enough to satisfy the foreigners and it's this wool that taken back to Europe became known as cashmere. www.shyamshawls.com /catalogue/pashmina   (505 words)

Pashmina and Ponchos Pashmina, also known as Cashmere, is the soft wool from the underbelly of the Himalayan Mountain Goat. Pashmina shawls are frequently made with a blend of Cashmere and silk, with the percentages ranging anywhere from 50/50 to 90/10. Pashmina shawls are also made from Viscose rayon, which is a synthetic fabric, but are also soft and have a luxurious feel at a more affordable price. www.amazingcollections.com   (592 words)

Pashminas Direct, Handwoven Silk Pashmina Scarves and Stoles, Pashmina Shawls, Beaded Pashminas Pashminas Direct are specialists in the supply of high quality pashminas, imported direct from our Nepalese supplier, a handlooming company in Kathmandu. Be stylish and warm in a pashmina stole or pashmina shawl - a touch of glamour for a cool summer evening or an eye catching accessory for daytime... Pashminas Direct also specialises in catering for the corporate gift market and is happy to personalise your pashminas as required. www.pashminasdirect.co.uk   (867 words)

Deflating a fashion fable: 2/11/00 The pashmina goats and their unique coats are simply a yarn, says Kenneth Langley, a professor of textile sciences who has examined the material and become an international source on the subject. Pashmina (which actually means "cashmere" in Indian) has become synonymous with luxurious and pricey taste. Langley says the pashmina fibers he has examined are a blend of ordinary cashmere, at right, and silk, left. www.s-t.com /daily/02-00/02-11-00/l01li133.htm   (687 words)

Pashmina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Pashmina (better known to the Western World as Cashmere Wool) is the soft underbelly fur of the mountain goats (Ibex) which lives in the cold high (15000 ft or higher) Himalayans regions in South Asia. The size of Pashmina hair is 1/6th size of a human hair. Pashmina is sometimes called the diamonds of wool because it is pretty rare to produce, and it's quality of low weight, warmth and feel. www.amancollections.com /pashmina.htm   (239 words)

About Our Pashmina Pashmina, the world's most precious fiber, also known as the diamond of fibers, from the peak of the Himalayas. In recent years, pashmina, regarded as the ultimate in luxury, was used by only the royalty and very wealthy, being too much expensive for one goat produces only 80-100 grams of this ultra fine hair (less than 1/6 the width of a human hair) each year. Cashmere pashmina is only 12-14 microns thick, while the cashmere is defined as any wool of 19 microns thick and regarded as the lightest wool in the world. www.uni-crafts.com /aboutout.htm   (347 words)

CandidCritic.com » Blog Archive » The Mystery Of The Pashmina While women who own them believe the Pashmina to be the ultimate symbol of grace and beauty, in reality a woman wearing a Pashmina is the female equivalent of a man walking around with a bath towel draped over his shoulders. Pashminas are such a hot item that misinformed individuals have organized groups to travel to the Himalayas to hunt for the Pashmina, which they believe to be a soft pelted animal with a striking resemblance to a cross between a goat and Joan Rivers. Of course, those on the Pashmina hunt are the same people who spend their summers in the uninhabited areas of western Ontario fishing for gefilte fish. www.candidcritic.com /the-mystery-of-the-pashmina/2000/01/05   (540 words)

Pashmina UK - Shoppersworld With the advent of the 1990s silk/ pashmina shawl, however new treatment processes have been added to obtain the objectives of extraordinary softness and fluffiness. Pashmina and silk/ pashmina shawls are hand woven by men as only they have the strength to throw the shuttle back and forth continuously. Pashmina shawls can be delicately hand washed in cold water with a light detergent such as woolite. www.shoppersworld.co.uk /store?s=111   (491 words)

CHEN RESIK PASHMINA INDUSTRIES Chen Resik Pashmina Industries is a bonafide company registered under the law of the Kingdom of Nepal and granted legal permission to export finest Pashmina goods directly out of Nepal. Pashmina is one of the softest forms of wool found in nature. Pashmina shawls, scarf or blanket is hand-woven from Pashmina yarns either with silk warp or Pashmina warp by local craftsmen who have managed to keep this indigenous craft alive since 100 years back. www.catmando.com /pashmina-cr   (376 words)

Linda's Pashminas, fine pashmina scarves, shawls, bridesmaids apparel, cashmere and silk scarves, shop lindas pashminas Pashmina is characterized as being the lightest and warmest of all known types of wool. Pashmina - Well known for its softness, today pashmina is the accessory of choice among the fashion conscious. Pashmina is a luxurious mix of the finest, softest cashmere and silk. www.lindaspashminas.homestead.com   (227 words)

Sunrise Pashmina: About Pashmina Top quality pashmina is made from wool plucked only from the upper chest and throat area of the Capra hircus goat; lower quality pashmina is a mix of wool from other areas of the animal, including the shoulders, where the wool is much more coarse. The pashmina skeins are rolls of wool loaded into the shuttle that travels back and forth to lay down the "woof" of the weave across the long "warp" threads. Although pashmina is soft by itself and gets softer with use, during the weaving process the wool has been under stress. www.sunrise-pashmina.com /aboutpash.html   (1492 words)

Pashmina Shawl & Poncho at OrientTrend.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Pashmina is also known as "soft gold of high Asia". Pashmina fibers come from thin inner coat of the Himalayan mountain goat. It is increasingly sought-after by stylish women of all ages who recognize the elegance of pashmina shawl as a classic women’s accessory. www.orienttrend.com /pashmina_shawl   (166 words)

Pashmina Shawls - Online Buying And Information Guide They gave rise to the phrase ‘pashmina politics’ – trying to tap into a public sentiment that quickly goes out of fashion even before it is exploited. The pashmina wool, softest and finest of all wool, is derived from the Himalayan variety of goat found in Asia. To make one pashmina shawl, a goat must produce wool for 4 years, and the man work is nearly 250 hours. www.pashmina-shawls.info   (339 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Until recently, pashmina shawls cost upward of $300-$400; now they are available for less than $200. In the mountains of Nepal and India, local weavers knead, dye and combine pashmina goat hairs (which are thinner than cashmere) with silk (often in a 70-to-30 or 80-to-20 ratio) to give the material durability and luster. (Scarves and shawls that are 100% pashmina are typically coarse and too fragile to wear, although designers like Carolina Herrera and Donatella Versace have integrated the fabric into their past collections.) A large portion of the material then passes through numerous middlemen, raising the price exorbitantly and opening the door for wide variations in quality. utah.citysearch.com /feature/32824   (597 words)

Pashmina Shawls from Baron Pashmina The sumptuous allure of water pashmina in an updated version of the classic and versatile ultra light wrap. This upscale fabulous Pashmina is a must have in your attire collection. A luscious blend of pashmina and silk, it is perfect for the bedroom. www.baronpashmina.com /shawls.html   (387 words)

Chicstuff Cashmere offers the finest pashmina and cashmere products anywhere The Pashmina Throw is another perfect gift - great for the end of the bed, over the arm of the sofa, cool summer evenings sitting outside or for your own travel blanket for planes, trains and cars. Our Pashmina shawls are the the perfect accessory. Pashmina Parties: If you live in the Los Angeles area, and would like to host a party for your friends, please contact us for details. www.chicstuff.com   (408 words)

Sunrise Pashmina: Shawls and Scarves of Uncompromising Quality If you think that pashmina is pashmina is pashmina, let us break the news: there are five different qualities of "pashmina" yarn available to shawl producers in Kathmandu. By the way, pashmina is just the indigenous word for cashmere, which is a term applied by European colonialists to a fabric that was known primarily as a product of Kashmir, the disputed territory in northwest India. 100% pashmina or silk blend (70/30 or 50/50). www.sunrise-pashmina.com   (769 words)

Pashmina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Think like pashmina Avon or Amway products, something like that Another concern was that I. received no email communications on the shipping status of my order. The shawls pashmina are absolutely beautiful and of high quality - they arrived very quickly. pashmina Afterwards it is given to the different craftsmen pashmina for hand-embroidery, beading and. pashmina.wist.be   (1038 words)

PASHMINA IMPORTS:: HOME PAGE::Pashmina Shawls:Pashmina Scarves:Pashmina products Pashmina popularly known as ''cashmere'' is a precious fibre gathered from high Himalayan goats. It is described as the most refined cashemire in the world, and was for many centuries a product which only Royalty and Elite society would wear and afford to show their wealth. Today pashminas are a "must have" in every woman's wardrobe.. www.pashminaimports.com   (128 words)

Pashmina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) We are not only extend to manufacturing and exporting pashimna goods but also leading in pashmina, texture creative design and the biggest commerical pahmina dyer in the country. All our pashmina product is weaved and knitted in both single and double ply yarn. Double ply yarn is used in throws, blankets and knitwear.(The thickness of pashmina is 9-12 microns, i.e. www.pashminaz.com /about_us.php   (594 words)

Pashmina Pashmina/Silk shawls, 70% pashmina /30% silk in single ply, in traditional size of 36 x 80 in (90 x 200 cm), with finely twisted tassels 4 in (10 cm) on both ends, full and luxurious wrap. Quality UC04A: Pashmina shawls: 100% pure pashmina in traditional size of 36 x 80 in (90 x 200 cm), ultimate and light weight shawls with finely twisted fringes of 2" (5 cm) on both ends. Ring Shawls, regarded as the original weave of the ancient pashmina and as a specialty that a single shawl passes through the ring, are completely hand woven by skilled artisan on very special handloom with the type of weaving similar to basket weave. www.uni-crafts.com /pashmina.htm   (231 words)

Pashminas USA Pashminas Canada Most of the information we were able to find comes from merchants selling pashmina products, so we had to read between the lines of copy, the alluring color charts, and lovely images for accurate information. The pashmina we see on the Web and in local stores is usually a 80/20, 70/30 or even a 50/50 blend of cashmere and silk respectively. This jewel-toned, single-ply, must-have accessory is crafted in the mountains of India and Nepal, where pashmina goat hairs are combined with silk to create a yarn with "durability and luster" and a heavenly feel. www.pashmina-pashminas.co.uk /usd   (1032 words)

Sunrise Pashmina Fan Mail Having decided I �needed� a pashmina shawl to enhance the hand loomed material I bought almost 10 years ago on the outer Hebrides, and had made into a coat, I searched the internet to find a site that meets my needs. The pashmina scarves arrived today and are every bit as lovely as I expected. My pashmina has just arrived, and I wanted to let you know that it is beautiful and exactly what I wanted. www.sunrise-pashmina.com /fm.htm   (10155 words)

Pashmina - Offers for Pashmina - exporters, manufacturers, suppliers, wholesale, Traders, factories, Companies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) Dear sir/madem We sunmoon pashmina are the manufacture of the pashmina knitting wears. Pashmina/silk shawls, stoles and scarves 70% pashmina 30% silk Sizes: 36 x 80 in, 18 xc 80 in, 28 x 80 in and 12 x 60... Pashmina is the finest wool avilable in the world. www.tradekey.com /ks-Pashmina   (310 words)

Pashmina Passion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) The frenzy for pashmina, traditionally a fine grade of cashmere from the shawl from Nordstrom's was labeled 70 percent pashmina, 30 percent silk. Pashmina shouldn't be confused with shahtoosh, a fabric made in India www.tibet.ca /wtnarchive/2000/3/8_8.html   (244 words)

Shawls Pashmina Cashmere ...turkishgiftbazaar.com Pashminas are great wraps to wear for year round. Pashmina is a word that means "fine wool" in the old Indian language. The fabric which named as pashmina is the mixture of % 90 Kashmir wool and % 10 silk Pashmina mixture makes the fabric stronger and more brillant. www.turkishgiftbazaar.com /textiles/pashmina/07pashmina.htm   (285 words)

Pashmina cashmere and other interesting websites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) The pashminas, the service and the personal attention you give is better than any I have experienced while internet buying.................. Pashmina can also be accidentally spelt as pashmians, pasmina, pasminas, pashmian, pasmena, pashmena. This pashmina website was designed and produced by Paul King. www.mypashmina.co.uk /new/mypashmina/external_pashmina_links.htm   (1136 words)

Pashmina cashmere scarf shawl exporter wholesale pashmina wrap Pashmina is the name for the finest Cashmere. History of pashmina coming out of Nepal is less than a decade long. Kashmir pashminas are the softest and warmest of natural fabrics (after Shahtoosh) mankind has ever known. www.kashmirarts.com   (652 words)

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