<i style="">Pashmina shawl</i> - A traditional way of making in Kashmir

Abstract

Since centuries, the handicraft industry is running successfully in beautiful valley of Kashmir. Among handicrafts, <i style="">shawl</i> industry has gained popularity all over the world for the way these <i style="">shawls</i> are being prepared. <i style="">Shawl</i> making in Kashmir is an age old practice over which the artisans have expertise themselves over generations. The <i style="">shawls</i> prepared from <i style="">Pashmina </i>fibre are liked by all irrespective of their age, sex and nation. From ages, <i style="">Pashmina shawls</i> are being prepared in the valley by traditional methods. The objective of the study was to ascertain the processing methodology adapted by local artisans in Kashmir Valley for shawl preparation<b style="">.</b> In this paper, the processing of <i style="">Pashmina</i> from fibre to the final product (<i style="">shawl</i>) right from harvesting up to finishing is presented in detail.