We would like to take this opportunity to introduce our
company ?KIRTI INTERNATIONAL? involved in manufacture and
export of Hand Made Pashmina (Cashmere) Products using
Handlooms. We ourselves manufacture Shawls, Scarves,
Stoles, Mufflers, Throws, Blankets, etc. of various sizes,
qualities and colors. We have been in this business for
last more than four years and our main exports have been to
USA, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Norway,
Greece, Taiwan, Korea, etc.
PASHMINA, (better known to the Western World as CASHMERE
WOOL), also known as the 'diamond fiber' and the 'soft gold
of Asia', is the finest, softest and warmest wool found in
nature, which comes from the underbelly of Capra Hircus
goat (Ibex), found in the remote regions of the Himalayas
at about 14,000 feet above sea level. The goat grows a thin
inner coat of hair that insulates them during the long
harsh winters of Himalayas, which is used to produce
PASHMINA. The size of Pashmina fiber is 1/6th the diameter
of human hair. Every summer herders collect the under-fur
from the goats and after cleaning and spinning; Pashmina
(Cashmere) yarn is produced. From one goat, only 4-8 ounces
of Pashmina can be produced in a year, as such annual
growth of three goats is required to produce one pashmina
shawl.
However, these goats are not harmed in the process of
producing pashmina, as it is collected after being shed
naturally. This is unlike process of producing SHAHTOOSH
shawls, in which case the Tibetan Antelopes are killed.
At present we are working with two qualities - one quality
is pure 100 % Pashmina wool used in both the warp and the
weft, whereas the second quality is the Pashmina Silk
quality, where the Pashmina Wool is blended with high
quality silk in the different ratios of 70:30, 60:40 and
50:50 for the strength, shine beauty, and warmth. The
Pashmina Wool is woven across a silk warp giving it the
compact size.