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Introduction of Nepal pashmina
Pashmina export from Nepal
type of fine cashmere wool and the textiles made from it.[1][2] The name comes from Pashmineh, made from sajan Persian pashm("wool").[2] The wool comes from changthangi or pashmina goat, which is a special breed of goat indigenous to high altitudes of the Himalayas. Pashmina shawls are hand spun, woven and embroidered in Kashmir, and made from fine cashmere fibre.[1][3]The fibre is also known as pashm or pashmina for its use in the handmade shawls ofKashmir.[4] The woollen shawls made from wool in Kashmir find written mention in Indian texts between 3rd century BC and the 11th century AD. However, the founder of the cashmere wool industry is traditionally held to be the 15th century ruler of Kashmir, Zayn-ul-Abidin, who introduced weavers from Central Asia
Cashmere shawls have been manufactured in Nepal and Kashmir for thousands of years. The test for a quality pashmina is warmth and feel.The goat sheds its winter coat every spring. One goat sheds approximately 80-170g (3-6 ounces) of thefibre. See also Cashmere wool.
To meet the demand, the goats are now commercially reared in the Gobi Desert area in Inner and OuterMongolia. The region has identical harsh weather conditions to those of the Himalayan region, and is thereby apt for the goats to grow this inner wool, but also has acres of grazing ground to produce cashmere economically and commercially. During spring (the moulting season) the goats shed this inner wool, which regrows in winter. The inner wool is collected and spun to produce cashmere. The quality of the cashmere produced in the Gobi Desert is just as high as that produced in the Himalayas, while the costs are less.
A softening process is used by manufacturers of 100% pashmina products, which gives the pashmina a soft, almost silken quality. Sometimes Pashmina is a blend of pure pashmina wool and silk. This gives strength and durability to the Pashmina accessories are available in a range of sizes, from "scarf" (12" x 60") to "wrap" or "stole" (28" x 80") to full sized shawl (36" x 80"). Pure pashmina is a rather gauzy, open weave, as the fibre cannot tolerate high tension. The most popular pashmina fabric is a 70% pashmina/30% silk blend, but 50/50 is also common. The 70/30 is tightly woven, has an elegant sheen and drapes nicely, but is still quite soft and light-weight.
A pashmina shawl can range in cost from as little as about $35US for a pure pashmina scarfor up to thousands of $US for a super high-quality pure pashmina shawl. They are known for their softness and warmth. A craze for pashminas in the mid-1990s resulted in high demand for pashminas, so demand exceeded supply.
When pashmina shawls rose into fashion prominence during the mid-'90s, they were marketed dubiously. Cashmere used for pashmina shawls was claimed to be of a superior quality, which was really due to the enhanced sheen and softness that the fabric (cashmere blended with silk) had. In the consuming markets, pashmina shawls were redefined as a shawl/wrap with cashmere and silk, notwithstanding the actual meaning of pashmina. Some shawls marketed as pashmina shawls contain wool while other unscrupulous companies marketed the man-made fabric viscose as "pashmina" with deceptive marketing statements such as "authentic viscose pashmina".. As a general rule though, the higher content of pashmina wool, the more expensive the textile.
Why i Buy Pashmina in Nepal?
Pashmina in Nepal have good quality in a materials .
Where I buy Pashmina in Nepal?
You can buy pashmina Mountain pashmina traders and suppliers
How can i buy Pashmina in Nepal?
-You can buy pashmina by online. we sent you in your address then according to your wish we use Dhl, TNT, Ems facility for export the Pashmina from Nepal.
What is the contact address of the Pashmina manufacture and collector in Nepal?
-You can easily get the pashmina buying facility. Mount Air cargo and export help you deliver your things in a time.
What is the delivery cost of the pashmina from Nepal?
-Delivery cost depend upon the service which you take. we have one week ems facility, 3-4 days Dhl facility. How much you buy rate will be cheaper.
How much advance we pay before delivery the pashmian?
-YOu have to sent full amount before sending or delivery the pashmina.
How i send the money to buy pashmina in Nepal?
You can sent by western union. visa card, and bank transfer for the pashmina export in Nepal.
News About the Pashmina trading and export in Nepal:
By Laxman Kafle, Kathmandu, Sept.23: The export of Nepali pashmina has begun to pick up lately after the introduction of promotional ‘Chyangra Pashmina’ trademark both at home and abroad.Pashmina export has increased by around 14.2 per cent during the last fiscal year 2012/13 as compared to previous fiscal year 2011/12.
The country exported pashmina worth Rs. 2.18 billion during the fiscal year 2012/13 while it was only Rs. 1.91 billion in the fiscal year 2011/12, according to a report published by the Trade and Export Promotion Centre (TEPC).
The export of Nepalese pashmina had dropped by almost 80 per cent over the past decade. Nepal’s annual pashmina export stood worth over Rs. 10 billion twelve years ago.
Pushpa Man Shrestha, President of Nepal Pashmina Association (NPIA), said that the export of pashmian has started to pick up after the registration of ‘Chyangra Pashmina’ trade mark started.
“With joint efforts of the government and the association in the past six years, Chyangra trademark has been registered in 41 countries, including 27 in the European Union. The registration of trade mark helps to assure its quality to the international consumers,” he said.
The trademark was registered in Norway, Switzerland, America, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
The association is moving to register the collective trademark in some other countries including United Arab Emirates, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, China and Brazil, he informed.
The pashmina entrepreneurs, association and government have jointly taken initiatives to register the trade mark of pashmina for the protection of the market by ensuring the quality of Nepali pashmina.
The massive decline in the export of the Nepalese pashmina products has been attributed to critical lack of promotion drive as well competition challenges after the entry of rival products from China and India in the international market, Shrestha said.
The government and the entrepreneurs were never trying to explore new market which also led to the decline in pashmina exports, he said.
"However, in terms of quality, Nepalese pashmina is far better than Indian and Chinese ones," he claimed.
Due to lack of domestic raw materials, the cost of Nepalese pashmina is comparatively higher as compared to Indian and Chinese.
During the peak period, the buyers of the Nepalese pashmina loved to use Nepalese products as exclusive and valuable items. But the trend changed after the flow of the Chinese products in the market available at lower prices, he said.
“We have still ray of hope to revive the export through aggressive trademark promotion in the international market. The government should allocate sufficient funds for this drive.”
Rebounding of Nepal’s pashmina export is essential to earn foreign currency as well as reduce the country’s mounting trade deficit,” he said.
In the past, some entrepreneurs were trying to export substandard products for short term profits. However, these entrepreneurs have been barred from registering the trade mark, he said.
Sharestha asked the government to increase the incentives and provide soft loans to the entrepreneurs for increasing the export of pashmina.
In order to achieve self reliance in raw materials, the association plans to encourage farmers of mountain region for Chyangra (mountain goat) farming there.
With the fall in export, only around 200 pashmina factories are currently which employ 30,000 people.
A decade ago, more than 100,000 people used to work in over 1,000 pashmina factories of Nepal.
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