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![]() Bedsheets and Cushion Covers
: Pashmina is mainly used for making Shawls. However, Bedsheets and cushion covers too are made out of Pashmina Wool. |
![]() Viscous Pashmina: In the market you will find Viscous Pashmina too. With the labels - Authentic Viscous Pashmins - these are sold at low prices. Avoid buying these as they are Artificial |
Crafting of Pashmina Shawls The Wool for the Shawls are shed by the Pashmina Goats. In the Spring Season, the goats shed their outer cover for the new skin to come. These are then collected by the weavers. The weavers then make a distinction of very pure and pure wools. These are then woven on Kargha ( the winding machine). The designs and patterns are decided and then the weaving is done. Once the weaving is complete these are then dipped in natural colors, made from flowers to give different colors to the Shawls. Most of the Pashmina Shawls have only one color throughout. However, there are varieties of Pashmina Shawls which are being woven these days - pure pashmina, pure ring pashminas, silk blended pashminas, two tone pashminas, ombre/gradient pashminas, pashmina with furs, beaded pashmina, aristocrat pashmina and brides pashmina. Though most of the Pashmina which are sold in the Market are of pure wool, still for those who cannot afford the high ranges of Pure Pashmina, can go for Viscous Pashmina. Viscous Pashmina have a blend of Viscous which is an artificial silk look giving agent. However, one should avoid buying these as the Viscous does not have the warmth which a pure wool has. The Price range of Pashmina Shawl begins from Rs 4000/ - and can go as high as Rs 20,000. The very high ranges can be for bedsheets and curtains made out of pure Pashmina found only in Kashmir and Ladakh. Suggestions
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