| How is organic cashmere and pashmina produced? | | | | different cashmere products. |
| Well the best organic cashmere and pashmina you | | | | For cashmere shawls, cashmere stoles, cashmere |
| can ever find is at Kashmir( the valley close to | | | | mufflers, cashmere scarves, cashmereblankets and |
| himalayas.. | | | | cashmere sweaters are woven in different looms and |
| It is basically a super fine quality of wool, which is hand | | | | they takes differentamount of cashmere fibers and |
| woven, eco friendly. | | | | takes time accordingly. |
| The Major Steps of producing it are as follows. | | | | 4. Fringes and Designs |
| 1. Wool Collection | | | | The attractive and excellent fringes and beautiful |
| First of all the wool from Chyangra (Capra Hircus) | | | | designs in cashmere shawl will bedifferent than the |
| goat is collected. The Cashmere woolis collected | | | | others. Fringe and designs add extra beauty to |
| every spring. Then the soft fine cashmere is | | | | cashmere shawls andother cashmere products. The |
| separated form the thick coarsehair. And both the soft | | | | making of the distinctive cashmere fringe and designs |
| cashmere and the thick coarse hair is taken for their | | | | is aninteresting stage of shawl making. Because the |
| furtherprocess. | | | | fringe and design making process isartistic and delicate |
| 2. Spinning | | | | process it takes hours to fringe and design each |
| The cashmere wool is collected every spring and is | | | | cashmere shawl orany other cashmere product by |
| basically spun by hand. The yarn isspun on a spinning | | | | the expert. |
| wheel locally known as 'Charkha'. Prior to spinning, the | | | | 5. Dyeing |
| raw materialis treated by stretching and cleaning it to | | | | Dyeing is also done by hand, and each piece |
| remove any dirt and soaked for a few days in | | | | individually. Dyers with immense patienceand |
| amixture of rice and water to make it softer. | | | | generations of experience are the one who dye the |
| Hand-spinning is an extremely painstakingtask. It | | | | cashmere shawls, Cashmerestoles, cashmere |
| requires immense patience, dexterity and dedication | | | | mufflers, cashmere scarves, cashmere sweaters, |
| and is amazing process towatch. | | | | cashmere blankets andother cashmere products, as |
| 3. Weaving | | | | even the smallest negligence reflects on the quality of |
| Cashmere yarn is too fragile for the vibration caused | | | | theproduct. Only metal and azo free dyes are used, |
| by power looms, the weaving of thetraditional 100% | | | | making the shawls and other cashmereproducts |
| cashmere shawls are therefore done on hand-looms. It | | | | completely eco-friendly. The pure water used for dying |
| is essential forthe weaver to have a uniform hand. for | | | | is pumped up from deepbeneath the surface. Dyeing is |
| par excellence fabric. Weaving here is done witha | | | | done at a temperature just below boiling point for |
| shuttle carrying the soft cashmere yarn through the | | | | nearlyan hour. Cashmere wool is exceptionally |
| fine yet strong silk warp. Theweaving process is in | | | | absorbent, and dyes easily and deeply. |
| itself an art, which has been passed down over | | | | In this way a fabulous cashmere shawl, cashmere |
| generations, to give | | | | stole, cashmere scarf, cashmeremuffler, cashmere |
| Chinar Softech –Exporters and Manufacturers | | | | sweater, cashmere blanket and other cashmere |
| Website:- Email:you the fabulous shawls, which we | | | | product is made. Sincemaking of cashmere products is |
| offer. It takes about four days to weave a | | | | an pain staking, artistic and time consuming |
| singlecashmere shawl. The weaving of cashmere | | | | processtherefore the quality and the price of |
| products differ according to the nature ofcashmere | | | | cashmere products are incomparable to |
| products. Different looms are required to weave | | | | othergarments or fibers. |