-
Notifications
You must be signed in to change notification settings - Fork 0
/
proddesc1.txt
18 lines (9 loc) · 3.7 KB
/
proddesc1.txt
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
SRINAGAR:
Srinagar, pronounced /ˈsriːnəɡər/ in English and [siriːnagar] in Kashmiri, is the largest city and summer capital of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, nestled in the Kashmir Valley along the Jhelum River. Known for its natural beauty, gardens, houseboats, and traditional Kashmiri handicrafts, it's also the second-largest metropolitan area in the Himalayas after Kathmandu, Nepal.
This city is renowned for its natural beauty, enchanting gardens, waterfronts, and houseboats, as well as its traditional Kashmiri handicrafts like pashmina shawls, papier-mâché, wood carving, carpet weaving, jewel making, and a variety of dried fruits. Moreover, Srinagar proudly stands as the second-largest metropolitan area in the Himalayas, following Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
HISTORY:
Goats used for pashmina shed their winter coat every spring. One goat sheds approximately 80–170 grams (3–6 oz) of the fibre. In the spring (the moulting season), the goats naturally shed their undercoat, which regrows in winter. This undercoat is collected by combing the goat, not by shearing, as in other fine wools. A traditional producer of pashmina wool in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas are a people known as the Changpa. These are a nomadic people and inhabit the Changthang plateau of Tibet, which has a minimum altitude of 13,500 feet (4,100 m) above sea level and a winter temperature which can drop to −40 °C (−40 °F) The Changpa rear sheep in these harsh climates for meat, and pashmina goats for wool.
Raw pashmina is exported to Kashmir. All steps, from combing (removing impurities and guard hair, and aligning fibers) and spinning, to weaving and finishing, are traditionally carried out by hand by specialized craftsmen and women. The major center of pashmina fabric production is in the old district of the city of Srinagar. The approximate time put into producing a single traditional pashmina stole (70x200cm) is 180 hours.
China accounts for 70% of the world's cashmere production, Mongolia 20%, and the remaining 10% of production is in Afghanistan, Australia, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, the United States, the Central Asian republics, and elsewhere. Only a small percentage of this production is the ultra-fine cashmere known as pashmina.
PRODUCTION
Goats used for pashmina shed their winter coat every spring. One goat sheds approximately 80–170 grams (3–6 oz) of the fibre. In the spring (the moulting season), the goats naturally shed their undercoat, which regrows in winter. This undercoat is collected by combing the goat, not by shearing, as in other fine wools. A traditional producer of pashmina wool in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas are a people known as the Changpa. These are a nomadic people and inhabit the Changthang plateau of Tibet, which has a minimum altitude of 13,500 feet (4,100 m) above sea level and a winter temperature which can drop to −40 °C (−40 °F) The Changpa rear sheep in these harsh climates for meat, and pashmina goats for wool.[18] Raw pashmina is exported to Kashmir. All steps, from combing (removing impurities and guard hair, and aligning fibers) and spinning, to weaving and finishing, are traditionally carried out by hand by specialized craftsmen and women. The major center of pashmina fabric production is in the old district of the city of Srinagar. The approximate time put into producing a single traditional pashmina stole (70x200cm) is 180 hours. China accounts for 70% of the world's cashmere production, Mongolia 20%, and the remaining 10% of production is in Afghanistan, Australia, India, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, the United States, the Central Asian republics and elsewhere. Only a small percentage of this production is the ultra-fine cashmere known as pashmina.