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  2. Pashmina (material) - Wikipedia

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    These are a nomadic people and inhabit the Changthang plateau of Tibet, which has a minimum altitude of 13,500 feet (4,100 m) above sea level and a winter temperature which can drop to −40 °C (−40 °F) The Changpa rear sheep in these harsh climates for meat, and pashmina goats for wool. [18] Raw pashmina is exported to Kashmir. All steps ...

  3. Kashmir shawl - Wikipedia

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    The principal aspects of the shawl are its distinctive Kashmiri weaving technique and fine wool. [1] However, the Kashmir shawl's definition has varied in time and place, depending on various factors such as the material used and its cost, the method of construction, the intended use, and the status of the wearer. [1]

  4. Cashmere wool - Wikipedia

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    Cashmere wool, usually simply known as cashmere, is a fiber obtained from cashmere goats, pashmina goats, and some other breeds of goat. It has been used to make yarn , textiles and clothing for hundreds of years.

  5. Shawl - Wikipedia

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    Unfortunately very inferior and second rate wool taken from domesticated sheep and goats provide most of the wool used today on the looms of Kashmir. The needle-worked Amlikar or Amli, made from Pashmina wool is a shawl embroidered almost all over with the needle on a plain woven ground. The colours most commonly seen on pashmina shawls are ...

  6. Changthangi - Wikipedia

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    These goats provide the wool for Kashmir's famous pashmina shawls. Shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered very fine, and are exported worldwide. The Changthangi goats have revitalised the poor economy of Changthang, Ladakh where the wool production generates more than $8 million a year. [8]: 83

  7. Arts and crafts of Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    The extreme winters of Himachal necessitated wool weaving. Nearly every household in Himachal owns a pit-loom [citation needed].Wool is considered as pure and is used as a ritual cloth. The well known woven object is the shawl, ranging from fine pashmina to the coarse desar. Kullu is famous for its shawls with striking patterns and vibrant colors.

  8. Jamawar - Wikipedia

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    The best quality of Jamawar is built with Pashmina. The brocaded parts are woven in similar threads of silk or polyester. Most of the designs seen today are floral, with the kairy as the predominant motif. Historically handmade items, some shawls took a couple of decades to complete; consequently, original Jamawar shawls are highly valued.

  9. Pashmina (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Pashmina is the fine variant of spun cashmere wool. Pashmina may also refer to: Pashmina (graphic novel), a 2017 novel by Nidhi Chanani; Pashmina goat or changthani, the source of Pashmina wool; Pashmina shawl, a popular garment and variant of the Kashmir shawl; Pashmina - Dhaage Mohabbat Ke, a 2023 Indian romantic drama television series