Blogs — Pashmina Goats

How Pashmina is Made

Cashmere Making How Pashmina is made Pashmina Pashmina Goats Pashmina Shawl

How Pashmina is Made

    Pashmina or Pashm is a Persian word that means “soft gold”. It accentuates and emphasizes the elements of softness, featherlight and eternal warmth, making it truly as precious and priceless like gold. It is a fine product attained from a breed of goats known as Chanthangi goat, that are reared within the Tibetan area of 4000 meters in winter. The wool from this goat is specifically obtained from the undercoat of these goats. It is six times finer than any animal hair, so fine the wool has to be hand-spun by a skilled crafter, not by machines, which...

Read more →