Pashmina, The Gold of Kashmir

 For ages, the incredible narrative of the cashmere pashmina has been engraved in the history of India's fabrics and textile industry. Pashmina, the gold wool as defined in Persian, is an authentic craft that has been admired by artists and weavers in "Kashmir" for ages. Pashmina, also known as cashmere wool, gets its name from Pashm, which refers to the under fleece of the Himalayan mountain goat, which lives at high altitudes of 12,000 feet in Himalayan regions of Nepal where temperatures drop below -40 degrees Fahrenheit and in some remote regions of the Tibetan Plateau. This wool has been fashioned into shawls and blankets for thousands of years and is renowned for its incomparable softness, long life, warmth, and beauty.

Pashmina saree is one of the highest quality fabrics available on the planet, and it is the most refined cashmere adaption. Pashmina strands have a width of between 12 and 15 microns, while cashmere fleece has a width of between 16 and 19 microns. Pashmina fleece is difficult to get since it is obtained at a specific time of year from Pashmina goats (Chagra), who only generate between 80-170 grams each year.  Throughout the late spring, the wool is simply collected by brushing the Pashmina silk saree to assemble the longer and gentler hair, which is best located on the lower part of the neck and the gut. These filaments are cleansed and sorted before being delivered to Srinagar in the Kashmir valley, the primary location on the planet to dominate the delicate specialty of winding around Pashmina.

Pashmina silk sarees are available in several sizes depending on how completely the saree is woven. Furthermore, the quality of this saree contrasts with the premise of the artistry of the goat hairs that are available on various levels of the Himalayan reaches.

For example, Nepal Pashmina hair or fiber is considered the greatest quality fleece, whereas Ladakhi fiber is ranked second in terms of quality. The Pashmina silk saree created from exceedingly fine grade fleece is a selected weave that is exceptionally delicate and silky and may also pass the "ring test."

The best grade Pashmina silk sarees are noteworthy for the vibe and moreover for distributing warmth despite being very expensive and looking for the winding around quality. Because of the fleece used, Pashmina silk sarees are an excellent balance of strength and mobility.

Pashmina was once a royal symbol and was known as "Fiber for Kings". Zain-ul-Abdin, the ruler of Kashmir, imported tapestry shawl weaving from Turkistan around the 15th century. This regal luxury, which was exquisitely delicate, low weight, yet nevertheless warm, was patronized by successive monarchs like as Akbar. When the Mugal empire fell apart, these weavers lost their jobs. Later in the nineteenth century, after Napoleon handed an exotic shawl to Empress Josephine, Pashmina became a craze in France.