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Procedure of Processing Raw Materials
Pashmina wool is produced by underbelly inside hairs of Caprahircus. The annual wool of three goats is required to produce one shawl. However, these goats are not harmed in the process of Pashmina raw materials; as it is collected as natural shedding. This is in contrast to the process of producing Shatoosh, in which the Tibetan antelopes are killed. But Caprahircus is not killed in the process of producing Pashmina. In Caprahircus life time people collect Pashmina more than twenty times. After natural shedding, they collect the inside hair and select the big microns hair from Pashmina wool. Then Pashmina
Pashmina production process
Wool Collection :First of all the wool from Chyangra (Capra Hircus) goat is collected. The pashmina wool is collected every spring. Then the soft fine pashmina is separated form the thick coarse hair. And both the soft pashmina and the thick coarse hair is taken for their further process. Spinning: The pashmina wool is collected every spring and is basically spun by hand. The yarn is spun on a spinning wheel locally known as ‘Charkha’. Prior to spinning, the raw material is treated by stretching and cleaning it to remove any dirt and soaked for a few days in a
