Pure Pashmina Cashmere Scarves Wrap Stole

Pashmina is a type of wool that is very soft and obtained from the goat of Himalaya. The fleece of these goats has been used for make the high quality pashmina shawls. Pure Pashmina is also known as cashmere, which is derived from the old spelling of Kashmir.


The most form of marketing of "Pashmina" is the use of the man-made fabric viscose. This is not Pure Pashmina and will be nowhere near as warm or soft as the Real Pashmina. Some Vendors will go so far as using marketing as "viscose Pashmina". These are often sold for US$30 or less, so you may have to be the careful about the originality,quality or price that motivates your purchase.

Indian Dresses & Clothing

Every region community, caste and religion has its own preferred textile and style of dressing. Until quite recently, one could tell by the clothes they wore where people came by the clothes they wore where people came from and to which community they belonged. Cotton shawls with distinct geometric designs for each tribe are made in the metric designs for each tribe are made in the states of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura. In Rajasthan, Gujarat and tribal communities of Andhra Pradesh, women wear ankle-length billowing skirts decorated with embroidery and tiny mirrors. In northern India, after the influence of Islamic culture, stitched pyjamas and kurta, or knee-length shirts, are worn by men and women. In eastern and sourthern India, where the climate determines light clothing, women wear sarong like clothes wrapped around the lower body. Saris are woven fabrics, usually 5 metres long worn by women, each region having its destinct styles and textures. men wear dhotis or single piece clohtes wound around the lower torso in a variety of styles. A favourite tourist purchase is the collarless 'Nehru' jacket.


Very fine cotton is grown in Gujarat and peninsular India. Camel hari wool is used in Rajasthan to make colorful shawls and household items. The finest woolen shawls come from Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, the priceless Shahtush representing the top end of the range.

Silk is a relatively new materila in India. Some tribal commuities in Assam, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh use raw silk to make shawls and other clohtes. Rough and unevenly spun by hand, it has a characteristic textured look. There is a legend that silk was originally smuggled into India from China, but it was introduced on a large scale by the French in Karnataka between the 17th and 18th centuries. The silk weavers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu favour bright colors, with contrasting borders and woven motifs. Silk brocade is produced in the area of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. During the weaving process, tiny shuttles introduce gold and silver motifs into the fabric.

Indian Shawl In Wool Fabric with Embroidery from Kashmir

In India, The Kashmir shawls is known all over the world for superfine quality of wool,its intricate designs and remarkable craftsmanship, a reputation it has had for centuries. Embroidery has been develop into a fine art in Kashmir. For most people, the word Kashmir is synonymous with the woven and embroidered shawls that have,through the centuries,become a byword for elegance and luxury all over the world.but every craft,even one as sophisticated as the kashmir shawl,has its roots in day-to-day life;and though the evolution of design in shawls has been studied exhaustively,scholars have devoted little attention to the local village traditions of textile manufacture which provided the basic reservoir of skills to enable the shawl industry to develop as it did.
The famous pashmina shawl is an integral part of the Kashmir.these shawls are woven by Kashmiri weavers. A heavy embroidered work,raffal,a fine worsted mainly used for shawls.
In Kashmir proper,indeed,the usual conotation of tht word "homespun" to imply something rough and coarse.The cottage textile industries of Kashmir, the village weaver has at his command probably the finest hand spinning skill in the world-surpassed only by the pashmina spinners of Srinagar.The Kashmiri spinning-wheel, yender, has a traditional and unique design.