20/01/2026
Pure Handcrafted extra large shawl (140 X 280 cm).
100% pure and original Kashmiri pashmina
Manufacturer, wholesaler and Exporter of exclusive Handmade Cashmere pashmina shawls and accessories.
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Dr. Ali Jan Road
Srinagar
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Cashmer Pashmina
The making of Pashmina is a fascinating story. It comprises of the following stages. PRE LOOM PREPARATORY STAGE • Sorting ~ The yarn is separated for use as warp and weft. • Dyeing ~ The yarn is sent to the dyer or rangrez. The yarn is not scoured as strong alkalis damage pashmina and is only washed with a neutral soap. • Sizing ~ To strengthen the yarn, sizing is done by soaking it in a rice starch (anima) or an acacia gum starch (saresh) solution. The hanks of yarn are squeezed, wound onto a prech (stringed wooden frame) and then rewound onto another prech. Warp Making ~ Four to six iron rods are driven into the ground at intervals, adding up to the length of the warp. Drafting ~ The prepared warp is threaded through the saaz or healds. The threads are inserted into the loop (heald eye) formed by two thick cotton threads crossing each other. Two people are needed, one to pass the thread from behind and the other to pull it through the loop. WEAVING. Due to the extremely fragile nature of the Pashmina yarn, weaving pashmina is a time consuming process and a 2 metre-long plain shawl takes at least seven days to weave. While women are responsible for the spinning, men do the weaving. In almost all the households the entire family gets involved in the making of pashmina. • Loom ~ The frame-looms for weaving pashmina are traditionally made of deodar wood. The warp beam, healds and comb are suspended from the frame. The former is attached by a peg and chord to a fixed beam beneath it and this arrangement enables it to be turned as required to let off the warp. The cloth beam is also tightened manually with a wooden stick called taang, which ensures even tension at all times. The shafts are operated in the usual way with treadles. • Weaving ~ Pashmina fabric is hand woven gently and the weft is inserted through a shuttle in a throw and catch motion. As the hand spun yarn is fragile, it is not possible to use a fly shuttle, as normally used on traditional handlooms. • Finishing & Washing ~ The woven fabric is washed with reetha or soap-nut and sent to a purzgar or finisher, who tweezes, clips and brushes it to get rid of its superfluous flaws.
