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The Process of Pashmina

The making of pashmina shawl starts with gathering cashmere from the in the moulting period of capra hircus goat. Its broadly collected with the help of combing process,

The Process of Pashmina

Spinning

The making of pashmina shawl starts with gathering cashmere from the in the moulting period of capra hircus goat. Its broadly collected with the help of combing process,

The Process of Pashmina

Winding of yarn

The starchy yarn is then wound on wooden spindles called PRECH in Kashmiri, this process is called TULU

The Process of Pashmina

Designing the wrap

The wrap is made manually winding the pashmina yarn across 4 to 8 iron rods erected on the ground ,this process is called yarun” in Kashmiri, approximately 1200 threads are stretched across 10mtrs to complete a wrap, a person making a wrap has to walk 1200x x10 or 12km around the iron rods.

The Process of Pashmina

Dyeing

As per the requirement, the yarn is dyed in natural dyes in order to ensure the quality and the beauty by a specialist dyer called Ranger

The Process of Pashmina

Weaving

Due to very frigle nature of hand spun yarn ,The weaver works like a pianist working simultaneously with the feet and hand, it takes about 2 weeks to weave a single shawl to the perfection.

The Process of Pashmina

Hand embroidery

The most famous embroidery pattern called SOZNI is put in place using fine threads and needles to draw an intricate customized pattern on the pashmina shawl. its takes several months of hard work and dedication for an artisan to present his skills with a beautiful blend of colors forming elegant designs.

The Process of Pashmina

Washing

The washing of the pashmina shawls after the embroidery is done over them, has been done along the banks of infamous River Jehlum in the heart of kashmir for the last many centuries and we are proud to keep this tiresome custom alive for our esteemed customers, The shawls are beaten against a rectangular stone repeatedly so that every mark and dirt washes off that it had collected over it for the months and years sometimes, during their making. It also symbolises the durability of our pashminas, which being feather-like delicate yet, strong and durable enough to withstand this harsh beating for washing.