The term pashmina/ cashmere generally refers to wool and fabric made from incredibly soft underbelly down of the mountain goat (Caprus Hircus). These mountain goats live in elevations of 14,000 feet and above where temperatures rarely rise above minus 30 degrees centigrade in winter. Each goat produces about 90 grams of 'Pashm' (wool) each year. The finest hair collected are painstakingly segregated from the coarser ones by hand. On an average a pashmina shawl requires the wool from three of the mountain goats. The resulting fabric is very soft, light and extremly warm. It is known as "Pashmina" locally and "Cashmere" in the west.
Grade-A Pashmina/ Cashmere
Pashmina/ Cashmere come in several grades, including "Grade-A", "Grade-B" and so on. At La Femme all our pure pashmina products are made with Grade-A Pashmina fibre, which is the finest of fibres. The best grades of Pahmina is 14-15.5 microns in diameter and all pashmina and Cashmere products we offer are made with this fine grade. Pashmina fabrics can also be custom made in single ply and two ply depending on requirement.
What is silk Pashmina?
Pure Pashmina is very expensive as well as delicate, and is not a practical proposition for more frequent and informal dressing. Blends of pashmina fiber with silk results in products which have a unique softness, smoothness, and lustre. Silk in the blend makes the product very elegant, comfortable, resistant to wear and tear, easily affordable, and quite suitable for everyday use, therefore making it very popular alternative.
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