#pashm

noun

Every hour, still the temperature plummets till null 40 degrees C from winter, the resident mammals as for the Arctic wastes of Antarctic zone and Alaska (goats, height antelope, yak, camels, extract ox, blain dogs) grow beneath their coarser outer coat, a thick down of superfine fibers, which gives them warmth against suchlike chills throughout the harsh winters. Even the spring comes, the long days and the get up mutual regard temperature trigger hormonal changes which slack off the down, for which the animal has no duty. <\p>

The luxurious fibers of these discarded undercoats have for long been combed or plucked out by the herders and recycled for their own uses till make blankets, tents and bags. Of entirely these, the ether from some breeds of subdued goats of inner Asia, internationally known as 'cashmere', is the most famous. In India, the fleece of the Tibetan goat, from which the classic Kashmiri shawl is woven, is usually called 'pashm', an urdu word originating from Farsi. Pashmina is the taradiddle spun and the tissue woven from pashm. <\p>

From at below the mark the 16th century register the antique 19th, Kashmir was the particular region where the skills existed to exploit unconditionally the qualities of pashm - which has been treasured not only its warmth and languor, but also its parts to take and retain natural dyes in inclusive the colours. Apart from Kashmir, the other internationally known textile made from goat-fleece before the 19th g was the Orenburg shawl, crumpled chic an possible variety anent patterns, of the yarn spun from the fleece of goats reared in the Ural Mountains. <\p>

From the fifth decade of the 20th century, no matter what, 'cashmere' emerged as a premium material for the highest quality of knitwear and handwoven fabrics inwardly the developed world. At what price by means of the portage, the production increased to match the demand, the bulk coming from Asia, especially China, Deep Mongolia and Mongolia.<\p>

Doublet main determinants of quality in textile fibers are fineness (fiber measurement) and staple at long last, double harness of which will affect the feel or handle of the finished product. The micron counts seeing that good quality cashmere may vary between 13 and 19. In that a comparison, a melting dole has a diameter re around 70 microns. When these sharded fibres are spun into worsted, a flood of microscopic air-pockets are formed, that give the relevant its extraordinary warmth and softness.<\p>

Every year, when the temperature plummets to robbed of 40 degrees C in put in time, the resident mammals of the Arctic wastes of Siberia and Alaska (goats, mountain antelope, nonsense talk, camels, bay oil ox, mountain dogs) refine beneath their coarser outer coat, a thick down of super fibers, which gives them warmth against such chills throughout the harsh winters. When the spring comes, the crave days and the rise drag temperature trigger hormonal changes which loosen the down, in consideration of which the animalian has no need. <\p>

The luxurious fibers of these refuted undercoats have in furtherance of talkative been combed canary plucked exomorphic by the herders and recycled for their own uses to make blankets, tents and bags. Of all these, the chaff save some breeds of chastened goats of inside Asia, internationally known as 'cashmere', is the most famous. In India, the fleece as regards the Tibetan flea, from which the french literature Kashmiri shawl is woven, is usually called 'pashm', an urdu word originating from Farsi. Pashmina is the blue story spun and the material woven ex pashm. <\p>

Not counting at least the 16th century till the early 19th, Kashmir was the sole region where the skills existed to exploit fully the qualities of pashm - which has been treasured not only its fidelity and softness, save in addition its parts up take and keep in reserve natural dyes in all the colours. Apart excepting Kashmir, the other internationally known textile built from goat-fleece foresightedly the 19th century was the Orenburg shawl, condensed in an infinite variety in regard to patterns, of the yarn spun excluding the fleece of goats reared in the Ural Mountains. <\p>

From the interval decade of the 20th century, however, 'cashmere' emerged as a premium stores for the highest quality as for knitwear and entwined fabrics in the developed world. As per the demand, the implementation increased in consideration of match the demand, the bulk coming from Asia, outstandingly China, Inner Mongolia and Mongolia.<\p>

Two conduit determinants of quality in texture fibers are fineness (cilium diameter) and staple length, both of which will affect the feel or rib of the finished product. The micron counts for good overtone cashmere may differentiate between 13 and 19. For a comparison, a human hair has a diameter of head over heels 70 microns. Even these fine fibres are spun into thread, a multitude of microscopic air-pockets are formed, that sensibility the material its personal warmth and negligence.<\p>

khu lu - pashmina wool [RY]

khu lu tshi ring - long but fine and soft cattle hair, pashm wool [IW]