Pashima

Pashima

Pashmina is a type of fine cashmere wool. The name comes from Persian.Pashmina is actually -not-

an internationally recognized term for Cashmere.Pashmina is just the indigenous word for cashmere,

which is a term applied by European colonialists to a fabric that was known primarily as a product

of Kashmir, the disputed territory in northwest India.Pashmina derived from the undercoat of the

Chyangra (Capra Hircus) goat, a domestic breed raised primarily at high elevations in Central Asia,

particularly Mongolia. pashmina is hand made products. Therefore the quality of pashmina depends

upon the making process. Hand made pashmina products or pashmina garments are more finer, tighter,

warmer and luxurious than the machine made pashmina garments or pashmina products.Today the kashmiri

pashmina have a good demand in national and international markets.The traditional producers of

Pashmina Wool in Ladakh region of India are a tribe known as the Changpa.Ladakh pashmina is also

similar to the Nepali pashmina as the Ladakhi pashmina is produced in similar high altitudes of

chanthan on the India/China border at Kashmir.