When we imagine natural beauty, the image of beautiful valleys, high mountains, and snow and pashmina shawls of Kashmir comes to our mind. Although you will get to see mountains, snow and beautiful valleys in many places in the country, you will get to see excellent handicraft art like Pashmina only in Kashmir.
You must have heard a lot about Pashmina. Of course, it looks like a common shawl, but it has so many features that make it different from others. It is said that if you cover yourself with a thin pashmina shawl, you will not feel cold even if the temperature drops to zero. However, this is not the only quality in Pashmina, rather it has many other qualities, about which we will talk today.
Today in this article we will tell you how Pashmina is prepared, what its history is and what is its importance in the fashion industry at present. So let us know interesting facts related to Pashmina.
History of Pashmina
When we talk about luxurious outfits, the name of Pashmina comes at the top of that list but the identity of Pashmina is not only this but it has a rich history. It would not be wrong to say that the story of Pashmina is as old as the history of Kashmir. First of all, know that Pashmina is inspired by the Parsi word Pasham. Pasham means "soft gold" It happens. Pashmina was invented during the Mughal period. Emperor Akbar got Kashmiri artisans to produce a special type of wool and pashmina shawls were woven from it. Let us tell you that during the Mughal period, kings and emperors always wore silk clothes and when it was winter, they used to wear clothes made of animal skin. However, these clothes were not as beautiful as silk clothes. Therefore, Pashmina was invented to bring a royal look even in woollen clothes. It looked as shiny as silk and had Kashmiri embroidery on it which increased its beauty four times. Even today you will find very beautiful embroideries in Pashmina. Now the colors of fashion and modernity have started appearing on Pashmina too and you will find many types of Pashmina shawls in the market. Even at this price, you will get both more and less. But if you are thinking of buying genuine Pashmina, then get ready to pay a good price for it because you will get genuine Pashmina for Rs 50 thousand to more than Rs 1 lakh.
How is pashmina made?
Pashmina is a type of Kashmir wool and is made from the hair of a very rare breed of goats. These are Himalayan goats, which are called Changthang and these goats are mostly found in Ladakh. However, now these goats are becoming very rare, hence the existence of Pashmina is in danger. Well, now more variety has come in Pashmina and now the hair of three breeds of goats is used to make it. You will be surprised to know that up to 170 grams of wool can be obtained from one goat and one thread of Pashmina is 6 times thinner than the thickness of a hair growing on our head. This wool is prepared using a spinning wheel. Earlier there used to be only hand-spinning wheels, but because of electric spinning wheels, it has become a bit easier to prepare this wool.
Importance of Pashmina in present times?
When it comes to timeless elegance, Pashmina's name is also taken. Today, if we talk about luxurious fabrics, Pashmina has also started being counted in it. Earlier, only bedsheets and shawls were made of Pashmina, now you will get to see Pashmina sarees, kurtas, jackets etc. Experiments with Pashmina have also not been reduced. Now warm clothes are also being prepared by mixing Pashmina wool with other wool. In such a situation, you will get clothes made from Pashmina in the market for Rs 5000 to lakhs.
