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Pashminas & Scarves
Pashmina is wool produced by the mountain goat of the Himalayas. The mountain goat lives above 14,500 feet (4,500 meters), where temperatures rarely rise above minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 30 degrees centigrade) in winter. Because living on high altitude, the goats need to have a warm winter fur to protect them against the bitter winter cold and to survive the extreme climate. Only the animals living on high altitude will produce this fine wool. In spring the goats change their winter fur for the lighter summer fur. In spring the wool is collected by brushing it of the rocks and scrubs and to brush the goats. The wool of the underbelly of the goat is used for Pashmina. A goat produces about 90 grams of wool per year. One woven Pashmina shawl requires the wool from three goats.
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