Information Regarding Pashmina Shawls

1. Sanskriti Crafts
- Authentic Indian Handicraft
A Guide on Pashmina
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Who are we?
• ‘Sanskriti’ – Culture & Tradition
• We are bridge between artist and
market.
• Serving Art, Artist & Customers from
last 20 years.
• Proficient in
- Pashmina
- Brass Handicraft
- Wooden Paintings
• Our mantra
– Authentic Handicraft

3. • ‘Pashm’ – Himalayan mountain Goat – ‘Chayangra’ .
• Temperature – 40° C.
• Fiber thicknes ~ 14mircons.
• History of Pashmina goes back to 15th century.
• Craftsmen inherit art from there ancestors.
Pashmina - King of Fiber
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4. Manufacturing process
Hairs are taken from
goat during springs.
Hairs are washed
again with ricewater
(to gain strength).
Hairs will be hand
spun to make yarn.
The yarn will be
dyed and put on
Handlooms for
weaving.
Embroidery is done
by hands on shawls.
Wash and Final
touch.
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5. • Extremely soft – feel like feather.
• Extremely Light Weight.
• Highly Warm.
• Luxury look.
• Superfine needle embroidery.
Features of Pashmina
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6. • Basholi Pashmina ( Plain Pashmina).
– Plain, single color, multicolor yarn.
• Embroidered pashmina
 Kani
- Designs are embedded while weaving.
 Sozni, Amlikar and Paper-mache
- Needle work done with extreme complexity
• Royal Pashmina Shawls.
– Very elegant and historical style of embroidery.
• Sizes – Shawl - 1m x 2m , Stole - 0.7m x 2m.
Pashmina Variety
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7. • China & Punjab based duplicate Pashmina.
• Made from viscos.
• Fake designs and machine embroidery.
• No Warmness, No Softness but still thin.
• No Life – fabric start pinning and color
changes with time.
Duplicate Pashmina
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8. • Water resistance.
• Signature of artist.
• Minimal wrinkles.
• Warm in touch.
• Fringes are trimmed.
• Layer of tiny fiber on surface.
Real Pashmina – secrets
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9. Thank You
Thank You
Contact us:
rahul@sanskriticrafts.com
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