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to full- sized shawl measuring 40 in x 80 in (100 cm x 200 cm), large shawls measuring 45 in x 90 in (114 cm x 228 cm), and XL shawls measuring 54 in x 108 in (137 cm x 274 cm). [20] A craze for pashmina shawls, known as shahmina in Kashmir, in the mid-1990s resulted in high demand for the raw material, so demand exceeded supply. When these ...
Both sexes are horned; the horns are large and twisted, and may reach a length of 55 cm. [3]: 369 The ears are small and upright. [8]: 81 The coat consists of an outer coat of long hair, and a thick undercoat of fine pashmina; [8]: 81 it is commonly white, but can also be black, brown or grey. The skin is white or pale brown.
Cashmere derives its name from the home of the Kashmir shawl, and is often incorrectly equated with pashmina. Pashmina and cashmere both come from the Changthangi goat, but pashmina is made from a fine subset of cashmere [2] ranging from 12–16 microns, [8] whereas generic cashmere ranges from 12–21 microns. [8]
The Changthangi or Pashmina goat is found in China , Mongolia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and India. They are raised for cashmere production and used as pack animals. The breed is most often white, but black, gray and brown animals also occur. They have large, twisting horns.
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Shahtoosh (from Persian شاهتوش 'king of wools'), [1] also known as Shatoush, is a wool obtained from the fur of the chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii, also called Tibetan antelope). Also, shawls made from the wool of the chiru are called shahtoosh. Shahtoosh is the finest animal wool, followed by vicuña wool.
Cashmere – The fibre cashmere fibre also known as pashm or pashmina for its use in the handmade shawls of Kashmir, India. [58] The woolen shawls made from wool in Indian administered Kashmir find written mention between the 3rd century BCE and the 11th century CE. [59] Charkha (Spinning wheel): invented in India, between 500 and 1000 CE. [60]
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