Hand Woven 100% Cashmere (Pashmina) Shawls & Scarves With Weavers' Signature Embroidered

***********************************************************************************Presenting genuine 100% cashmere pashmina shawls, hand woven in the heart of Kashmir with the weavers' signatures hand embroidered on each piece.
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"What is Pashmina?" - We have tried to answer this common question by giving a brief description of this word below:
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Introduction to Pashmina: Traditionally, the word "Pashmina" refers to a type of cashmere wool and textiles made from it. The name comes from the Persian word pashm, which means "wool". This wool comes from a special breed of goat named Capra hircus (also called pashmina goat) indigenous to high altitudes of the Himalayan Mountains. The special goat's fleece has been used for thousands of years to make high-quality shawls that also have the same name.
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During spring (Molting Season), the goat sheds its winter coat and the fleece is usually caught on thorn bushes. One goat sheds approximately 3-8 ounces of the fiber which they develop all over again during the course of the winter. The finest part of the fleece is off the goat's under belly. Villages would scour the mountainside for the finest fleece to be used. The inner wool is collected, sheared and spun to produce cashmere.
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Cashmere shawls have been manufactured in Kashmir, India for centuries, but the Indians never called them "pashmina". In this part of the world, they are more popular as "Kashmiri Wool Shawls".
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Common Sizes of Pashmina: Pashmina accessories are available in a range of sizes, from 12" x 60" ("pashmina scarf") to 27" x 80" ("Cashmere wrap" or "Pashmina stole") to full size 40" x 80" ("Pashmina Shawl"). Pure pashmina is a rather gauzy, open weave, as the wool cannot tolerate high tension. The most popular pashmina scarves & shawls are: "100% Cashmere and "70% Cashmere / 30% Silk" - either blended or interwoven.
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How to wear a pashmina: The way of wearing a pashmina depends upon the size and whether it is a scarf, stole or shawl; however, in Kashmir it is common as a full sized shawl to be wrapped around the shoulders whereas in the west, it is more popular is smaller & narrower sizes as neckwear.
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Prices of pashmina: A hand-woven, high-quality pure pashmina shawl can range up to hundreds of US Dollars each as the retail price. However, in modern times the word "pashmina" is also being used for much cheaper shawls & scarves made from man made fibers and blended fibers, especially in the western countries.

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ABOUT JJ EXPORTS: We are a professional export company based at New Delhi, India, offering the most authentic handicrafts originating from various parts of northern India. We cater to high-volume importers / distributors and retail chain stores in large quantities; and also directly to retailers in smaller quantities.

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LABELS: If required, we can design and stitch satin woven labels with your company name / logo with or without content & cleaning instructions on the shawls for a nominal additional charge.

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