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Pashmina Scarf. Interesting research on Wikipedia. In Kashmir pasha refers to raw un-spun wool of the Changthangi goat. There, even more information for your next pub quiz.
My scarves with Brachyscome Fresco Candy flower in the centre.
9 scarves, a Pashmina and a cotton shawl.
Smile on Saturday: la vie en rose
I posted some of my favourite pink flowers, Trigger Flowers (Stylidium) from the bush, but I couldn't choose a favourite and I thought I could make an even "pinker" photo with my scarves ... I do love pink!
for Looking Close on Friday: textile texture
this was a gift from Clare who knows I like purple (and red)
the texture is very soft, perfect for a winter evening
Kokhsar (Inde) - Autrefois, la circulation sur la piste Manali-Leh était régulièrement perturbée par des avalanches de rochers et les torrents en crue. Il fallait parfois attendre plusieurs jours un bulldozer ou l’intervention de dynamiteurs.
La scène se passe dans la vallée de Sissu. C’est ici qu’en 1995, nous avons été bloqués par un torrent qui avait emporté un pan entier de la piste. Il avait fallu attendre deux jours un bulldozer militaire venu de nulle part. En 2011, même mésaventure, au même endroit, mais l’attente n’a été que de quelques heures car on pouvait franchir le torrent en roulant avec une extrême prudence. Le problème, c'est qu'il y avait plusieurs centaines de véhicules et un seul pouvait passer à la fois : www.flickr.com/photos/156294418@N02/51186949958/in/album-...
La photo ci-dessus, a été prise en 2017. Le torrent est canalisé par d’imposantes digues. Il ne perturbe plus la circulation. Quant à la route, c’est du billard. Cette fois, seul un troupeau de pashminas nous a un peu ralentis. L’aventure n’est plus ce qu’elle était.
- Il est à noter qu'en 2017, la parc des véhicules indiens et notamment les camions, s'est sérieusement modernisé.
Goat Traffic Jam
Kokhsar (India) - In the past, road was regularly disrupted by rock avalanches and flooded torrents. Sometimes it was necessary to wait several days for a bulldozer or dynamiters to intervene.
The photo above was taken in the Sissu Valley. It was here in 1995 that we were blocked by a torrent that had swept away an entire section of the highway. We had to wait two days for a military bulldozer that came from nowhere along the road. In 2011, the same mishap occurred, but the wait was only a few hours because the torrent could be crossed with extreme caution. The problem was that there were several hundred vehicles, and only one could pass at a time.
The photo above was taken in 2017. The torrent has been channeled by imposing dikes. It's no longer disrupting traffic. As for the road, it's a game of billiards. This time, only a flock of pashminas slowed us down a bit. The adventure isn't what it used to be.
A Changpa nomad checks out the health and the winter coat of a Pashmina goat/sheep. He has a metal comb with which he combs the hair to remove any knots and filth on the coat prior to shearing.
Goats, sheep and yaks are like a family and the whole ground / earth is just a bed of pelleted goat droppings.
Tsokar is a lake where a lot of nomads have their reebo , which is a circular encampment made for themselves and their livestock.
Pashmina is a fine variety of wool that is derived from the goats that are bred by the nomads in Ladakh and several other Himalayan areas. Most of the pashmina trade originates from Kashmir where the traditional weaving was done for Shahtoosh as well as Pashmina.
Shahtoosh is made from the hair of the Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii ). Known locally as Chiru, it is considered an endangered species, and the trade of shahtoosh is banned.
Pashmina is not as fine as Shahtoosh . The fibre from the pashmina goat Capra hircus is between 12 and 21 microns in diameter.
Pashmina shawl prices approximate about $200-$700 for a standard embroidered shawl.
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Pashmina scarfs were a fraction of the cost in Qatar hence Mother and daughter brought a 'few' home.
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 blend of pure pashmina wool and silk gives strength and durability to the pashmina. As a general rule though, the higher content of pashmina wool, the more expensive the textile.
Excerpt from the booklet:
Pashmina Goat and Sun Hangul
Speaking of mythology, the shiny black ceramic creatures Pashmina Goat and Sun Hangul seem at once molten and steady – ancestral spirits returned as protectors, roading the night depths, powerful keepers of our memories and dreams. Spirits come to mind because of displacement. Strife and danger in the homeland, caused by human systems and rapid climate change, and the concomitant lack of opportunities for survival continue to force immigration from Kashmir to places in the developed world, often Europe and North America. Do the ancestors travel too? In returning to ancestral land, even if on a temporary visit, does one connect again to familiar deeper understandings?
Pashmina is my all time fave Hamtaro character, she's so awesome!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful Easter xx
P1430421 - Himalayan Pashmina Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)
# 325 - 28 Sep '18 - 23:01 (17:31 GMT)
The Changthangi, ''Changra" or Pashmina goat, is a breed of goat inhabiting the plateaus in Tibet, Nepal and neighbouring areas of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir and Himalayas, India. They are raised for ultra-fine cashmere wool (known as pashmina once woven) but were also reared for meat in the past.
Himalayan Pashmina goat (domestic) - at Buddhi on our way to OmParvat - Uttarakhand - Western Himalayas ~2700m (8850 ft) Altitude.
We came across some excellent high altitude n rare wildlife 🐾
WONDERFUL FACTS - Himalayan Pashmina goat - bloodline of the capra hircus or Cashmere goat, grows a thick, warm undercoat which is the source of KashmirPashmina wool - the world's finest Cashmere measuring between 12-15 microns in fiber thickness. These goats are generally domesticated and are reared by nomadic communities called the Changpa in the Changthang region of Greater Ladakh. The Changpa communities are a sub-sect of the larger Buddhist Drokpa community in northern Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir 🐾
Happy birding 🐧
Goku, who is the king of the sink in this house, used to be so jealous about Pashmina when she lived here...
I miss this baby. Funny thing is, when I visited her, she always ran away from me. I think she was afraid I would take her back and she would have to live in the bathroom again!
Similar to a pervious version I posted but I like this one too.
Veg Out Community Gardens, St.Kilda.
A Pashmina Goat ( Capra hircus ) sits placidly in the lap of a Changpa nomad at Tsokar in Changathang. Pashmina wool is derived from this domesticated goat and large herds of them are maintained by the nomads who travel from pasture to pasture.
The winter coat near the nape of the neck yields the soft and fine fibre for making pashmina wool.
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Edit - Picture replaced on 07-04-2015 to remove one of the players
P1430435 - Himalayan Pashmina goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)
# 196 - 18/01/18 - 20:38 (15:08 GMT)
Himalayan Pashmina goat (domestic) - at Buddhi on our way to Om Parvat, Uttarakhand - Western Himalayas ~2700m Altitude.
The Changthangi, ''Changra" or Pashmina goat, is a breed of goat inhabiting the plateaus in Tibet, Nepal and neighbouring areas of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir and Himalayas, India. They are raised for ultra-fine cashmere wool (known as pashmina once woven) but were also reared for meat in the past.
This bloodline of the capra hircus or Cashmere goat, grows a thick, warm undercoat which is the source of Kashmir Pashmina wool - the world's finest Cashmere measuring between 12-15 microns in fiber thickness. These goats are generally domesticated and are reared by nomadic communities called the Changpa in the Changthang region of Greater Ladakh. The Changpa communities are a sub-sect of the larger Buddhist Drokpa community in northern Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.
We came across some excellent high altitude rare wildlife ... Happy birding 🐾
A few of my wife's folded pashminas!
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The Changthangi or Changpa is a breed of cashmere goat native to the high plateaus of Ladakh in northern India. It is closely associated with the nomadic Changpa people of the Changthang plateau. It may also be known as the Ladakh Pashmina or Kashmiri.
The intense cold of the region causes the goats to grow a thick undercoat, which is harvested to produce the fine pashmina grade of cashmere. In the twenty-first century the quality of the pashmina is threatened by global climate change; approximately three quarters of Indian pashmina production is from these goats. They are also used as pack animals and for meat.
These goats are generally domesticated and are reared by nomadic communities called the Changpa in the Changthang regions of Ladakh, including the Kharnak, Rupshu, Demchok/Skakjung and the Pangong Lake regions.
The goats survive on grass in Ladakh, where temperatures plunge to as low as −20 °C (−4.00 °F).[7] These goats provide the wool for Kashmir's famous pashmina shawls. Shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered very fine, and are exported worldwide.
The Changthangi goats have revitalised the poor economy of Changthang, Ladakh where the wool production generates more than $8 million a year.
Noori, the world's first cloned Pashmina goat, was cloned at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST) in Shuhama, 25 km east of Srinagar, on 15 March 2012.
The Changthangi is a small goat, standing about 50 cm at the withers, and weighing on average approximately 20 kg. Both sexes are horned; the horns are large and twisted, and may reach a length of 55 cm. The ears are small and upright. The coat consists of an outer coat of long hair, and a thick undercoat of fine pashmina; it is commonly white, but can also be black, brown or grey. The skin is white or pale brown.
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I decided to fill the frame with my purple pashmina fringes. I do love to accessorize!
The Changthangi or Pashmina goat is a breed of goat from Tibet or neighbouring areas in the Ladakhi Changthang, usually raised for meat or cashmere wool (known as pashmina once woven).
These goats grow a thick, warm fleece. They survive on grass in Ladakh, where temperatures plunge to as low as −20 °C (−4.00 °F). These goats provide fine wool for Kashmir's famous Pashmina shawls. Shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered very fine, and are exported worldwide.
Pashmina is the finest type of cashmere wool, translating to "soft gold" in Kashmiri.
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Pashmina is a fine type of Kashmiri wool. The textiles made from it were first woven in Kashmir.
The name comes from Persian: pašmina, meaning "made from wool" and literally translates to "Soft Gold" in Kashmiri.
Pashmina came to be known as 'cashmere' in the West because Europeans first encountered this fibre in Kashmir.
The wool comes from four distinct breeds of the Cashmere goat; namely the Changthangi or Kashmir Pashmina goat from the Changthang Plateau in Kashmir region, the Malra from Kargil area in Kashmir region, the Chegu from Himachal Pradesh in northern India, and Chyangara or Nepalese Pashmina goat from Nepal.
These shawls are hand spun, and woven in Kashmir and Nepal, and made from fine cashmere fibre.
Here a cheaper version, machine-woven.
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This lovely outfit is currently available at the Sense event, after which it will be moved to the Ghee main store. The top is a shawl type garment with plenty of pizazz to brighten up any fashionista's day and give a little flair to her style. Versatile and chic, this outfit can be worn for virtually any occasion!
Your taxi to the Sense Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/DreamsLand/119/130/1589
Ghee Main Store: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Qeestein/141/91/1501
Olyvia is wearing:
Ghee Black High Waist Leggings - Lara
Ghee Hipster Ankle Boots - Maitreya
Ghee Hipster/18 Shades (touch/resize)
Ghee Overblown Lace Pashmina - Lara - Blossom
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::SG:: Classic Stilleto
CATWA HEAD AnnaGrey V4.10
DeeTaleZ Mesh BEAUTY MOLE (resize script)
IKON Triumph Eyes - Evening
Chop Zuey Couture - La Glace necklaces
Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V4.1
Chop Zuey Couture - Moksha Pearl Bracelet
Pose props
:::ChicChica::: Glass of wine
:::ChicChica::: Wine Opened hold up
The pashmina wool collected from the undercoat of young Ladakhi goats used to be carted off to Srinagar in Kashmir where it would be spun and woven into fabric for shawls. The Kashmiri traders are well known for their business acumen, or to put it not so politely, they were mercenary in fleecing the Ladakhi Changpas and traders. They themselves would do a little value add and the product prices would do a geometric progression.
In the current times, some Ladakhi business entrepreneurs have set up looms to weave the hand spun pashmina into fabric which is then sent to different destinations.
This photograph is of a taciturn and young Ladakhi woman who sat with poignant ease at the loom while she wove the fabric with deft movements. There was something enigmatic in her face that made you wonder if there was a story as to why she worked here.
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Pashmina (better known as Cashmere), is a diamond fiber extricated from the body of the mountain goat "chyangra". This goat is a native of the Himalayan belt and Inner Mongolian region above 12000 ft altitude. Cashmere is still considered as one of the worlds most luxurious natural fiber characteristic with smoothness, softness and warmth.