Pashmina weaving

 The making of pashmina shawls 

1. 

 the wool from pashmina goats are collected. The pashmina wool is collected every spring. Then the soft fine pashmina is separated form the thick coarse hair. And both the soft pashmina and the thick coarse hair is taken for their further process.

2. Spinning

The pashmina wool is collected  and is spun by hand.  yarn is spun on a spinning wheel locally known as 'Charkha'. Prior to spinning, the raw material is treated by stretching and cleaning it to remove any dirt and soaked for a few days i. Hand-spinning is an extremely painstaking task. It requires immense patience,  and dedication and is amazing process .