Pashmina - Soft & luxurious wool all over the world
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Pashmina is a kind of fabric. It is very soft , warm and most luxurious wool all over the world. The word Pashmina is derived from the Persian word pashm . In Persian language PASH means wool which also refers to the inner coat of hair on animals as finest wool fiber.The inner coat of hair is called pashmina. Pashmina is the best insulation all over the world. Pashmina comes from Himalayan goats called Capra Hircus.
These goats are available in Himalayan region. The wool from Capra Hircus is better than wool of any other goat. One pashmina In the Himalayas where temprature is too low the survival of goats is possible because of their inner coat of hair ie pashmina. One goat can deliver 5 to 8 ounce pashmina per year. The Pashmina fibre is approximate 15 microns in thickness which is approximately 5 times thinner then human body hairs, That is why pashmina is very fine fabrics.
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Pashmina is delicate soft fiber which gives soft touch to human body. In olden days EMPERORS or RULERS are wearing pashmina cloths because pashmina was too expensive and only royal families can offered to wear pashmina clothes. This precious Pashmina fabric was also known as FIBRE FOR Emperors.
In olden days, Pashmina clothes were hand woven by traditional weavers and now their next generations are in the same profession. In today’s commercial market, pashmina is usually available with wool and silk. Pure pashmina is too light.To make it more strengthen and durable silk is added in pashmina. Pashmina shawls, stoles and scarfs are widely available in Single-ply and Two-ply with different content of silk in different colors and thickness.