Pashmina Facts

Pashmina is the finest, softest and warmest fibre available. It comes from the underbelly of the Capra Hircus Goat which lives in the remote Himalayan regions of Tibet, Mongolia, Kashmir and Central Asia. These goats grow an inner hair which insulates them during the long harsh winters of the Himalayas. This hair is used to produce Pashmina.

• Each pashmina hair is about 1/6 the diameter of human hair.
• It takes the growth of 3 goats to make one pashmina shawl.
• The goats are not harmed in the process of producing the pashmina as the wool is collected afterbeing shed naturally. (This is unlike the method of producing the Shatoosh for shawls in which the Tibetan Antelopes are killed.)
• Because pashmina wool is so delicate it cannot be spun by machine. A skilled spinner spins only around 20 g per day.
• It takes around 15 days to spin enough pashmina to produce a shawl.The spun pashmina is then hand woven on a traditional loom, then cleaned and hand-dyed.
• Overall it takes more than 200 hours to make a Pashmina shawl.The unique quality of the Pashmina is that it becomes softer and beautiful with use.