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Genuine silk pashmina's date
back to 15th Century India
and were entirely
handcrafted by weaving the
finest silk fibers with the
finest of Cashmere fibers. It is
believed that that Moghul rulers of the royal court
first inspired and stimulated the production of luxury
pashmina shawls by bringing Turkmenistan master
weavers from the fabled Silk Road to the Vale of
Kashmir in India, where sericulture was widespread. Known in the Urdu language as pashm or pashmina, the
finest wool fibers come from the downy underfleece of
the Kashmir goats. Only this
soft undercoat of Kashmir
goats is true cashmere. So
this fabric is true silk
cashmere.
Since the mid 90s, there has been a true resurgence of
demand for pashmina by trendy Western shoppers all
over, particularly for high-quality silk pashmina.
Once again, the popularity of real pashmina is so
enormous that in the last year or two, street peddlers
from Vancouver, Canada to New York City have been
hawking fake "100% Pashmina" fabrics that in reality
are made of synthetic acrylic originating in the Far
East. Buyer beware!
Genuine silk pashminas are prized by wearers, gift-givers,
and travellers for their superb textures as well as
for their unique lustre, fineness, softness,
smoothness, lightness, warmth, and comfort. Premium
silk pashmina is also known for its beautiful drape. This fabric has more percentage of high quality cashmere that is Pashmina. It
comes in two grades A and B. Grade A has 4-ply cashmere Pashmina
with Silk Blended into it.
Grade B has 2-Ply cashmere
with blendings into it. Since it
has more cashmere so its weights bit more then 80-20 Silk Cashmere. In A Grade
as the Cashmere blended is of 4-Ply called Pashmina so it has more soft effects
blended with shine and
lustre. Grade B is bit less soft as the quality of cashmere
used in 2-ply only. The Silk used in both is 70 gsm quality.
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