pashmina shawls

pashmina shawls

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 word shawl is derived from the

Indo-Persian word shal, which meant a fine woven woolen fabric used as a drape.A shawl is a simple

item of clothing for women which they loosely worn over the shoulders and arms.sometime women take

shawl over the head .It is usually a rectangular or square piece of cloth,that is often folded to

make a triangle but can also be triangular in shape.pashmina shawls are made of different wools

and materials like The most expensive shawls, called Shatoosh, are made from the beard hairs of

the wild ibex and some are made of the wild yak hears. The best and expensive kashmiri shawls are

made of Pashmina.There are lots of embroidery work on kashmiri pashmina shawls which makes it

look beautiful and expensive. The best part of kashmiri shawls is that the embroidery is done with

hands by some of the best professionals.Shawls are used not only for fashion but in order to keep

warm also .