Pashmina is a fine, soft, and luxurious type of cashmere wool that originates from the Himalayan region. It is obtained from the fine undercoat of the Capra hircus,
also known as the Cashmere goat. Pashmina fibers are renowned for their softness, warmth, and delicate texture,
making them highly prized for the production of high-quality shawls, scarves, and other garments.
A pashmina shawl is warm as six sweaters. It is very thin, yet very warm. It takes almost 250 hours to weave one plain pashmina shawl.
Sweaters made from recycled plastics and other materials are not as warm as pashmina wool.