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Fashion And Style Quality Pashmina Wraps

Pashmina refers to a type of cashmere wool and the textiles made from it and its name comes from Pashmineh, derived from Persian pashm (= "wool"). This wool is harvested from a particular type of goat, which lives high in the Himalayan Mountains. Because of the low temperatures, they have an inner layer of hair that keeps them warm. This is the fleece that has been used for thousands of years to make high-quality pashmina wraps.

These pashmina wraps originate from Nepal, where the people have a long standing history of hand-weaving pashmina shawls. In the mid 1990's there was a high demand for pashmina, so marketing people seized the opportunity and advertised it dubiously. The fabric used to make these pashmina shawls was claimed to be of a superior quality because of the enhanced sheen and softness that this fabric (cashmere blended with silk) had.

Nowadays, to meet the demands for pashmina wraps, the goats are bred extensively in the Gobi Desert area in Inner and Outer Mongolia. The advantage of this region is that it has identical harsh weather conditions to those of the Himalayan region and this makes it possible for the goats to grow the inner wool used to make the fabric. During the winter season, the goats develop this inner wool and during spring, they shed it. That is the moment when the wool is collected, sheared and spun to produce the fabric that goes into pashmina wraps. They are still of very high quality, but the production costs are much lower, making the products more affordable.

The word pashmina has expanded its meaning and now designates all accessories made of this fabric, even though many are made of silk blended pashmina. Whatever the type, pashmina wraps, shawls or anything else require special maintenance, but their quality makes them last a long time.

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