Pashmina
Pashmina is a thin, soft, warm fabric obtained from the fluff (undercoat) of a special breed of cashmere mountain goats.
The homeland of this breed of goats is in the Himalayas, mainly the Ladakh region in Tibet. At an altitude of about 4500 meters, where these goats live, there is a very harsh climate, thanks to which these animals have such a light and warm fluff. Clothes from pashmina are pleasant to the touch and their threads are thinner than a human hair (human hair has a thickness of about 50 microns, and pashmina fiber is about 13-14 microns).
Only goats living in the Himalayas can boast of such fluff: the northern region of Kashmir in India, Tibet, Nepal and Pakistan. Do not confuse pashmina with regular cashmere. Cashmere is mainly produced in China, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Iran and Turkey, while pashmina is exclusive belongs to India, Tibet, Nepal and Pakistan.
Pashmina fibers are thinner and lighter than cashmere and are woven and spun by hand, while cashmere can be machine-made.
