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Pashminas Make Unique Gifts

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Pashminas are beautiful and soft

Pashminas make the best scarves in winter and the best shawls in the fall and spring. They can be the perfect accent to any outfit, and pashminas look professional while being colorful and fun.

A pashmina can be the perfect gift any time of year! They are elegant, stylish, colorful, soft, and comfortable. You can buy a pashmina for your special person in their favorite color, pattern, or fabric.

Buy cashmere pashminas, wool pashminas, silk pashminas, viscose pashminas, pashmina shawls, pashmina scarves, brocade pashminas, jacquard pashminas and more!

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What does Pashmina mean?

The origin and definition of pashmina

Pashmina GoatsThe name pashmina comes from the Persian word pashm, meaning wool. Specifically pashm refers to the fine cashmere wool from pashmina goats, found in India, Nepal, and Pakistan in the Himalayas. The fine woolen fabric traditionally woven on a hand loom from pashm became known as pashmina, and later the woolen scarves and shawls made from the material took the same name.

The word pashmina has evolved, over time, to include shawls and scarves that are not made of pashmina wool, but are simply shaped and styled similarly to the original pashminas found in the Himalayas.

Brocade Pashminas

Elegant and sophisticated shawls

These brocade pashminas are all made of cashmere and silk.
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About your favorite pashmina!

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How to Wear a Pashmina

Favorite pashmina looks

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  • KimGiancaterino Feb 25, 2012 @ 12:44 am | delete
    Like a shawl.
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Jacquard Pashminas

With beautiful woven patterns

These shawls are made of pashmina wool (cashmere) and silk, woven in a jacquard pattern.
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How to Clean my Pashmina

Guide to washing pashminas

Pashminas are not hard to clean. Simply place the pashmina in warm, not hot, water with a very gentle shampoo, let it soak for around 5 minutes, and then rinse it with additional warm water. Lie it out on a flat surface to dry.

*Wet pashminas will dry faster if you spread them out on top of a towel.

Inexpensive Viscose Pashminas

These make the perfect gift

Viscose (or rayon) pashminas are useful for people who have wool allergies. Buy a viscose pashmina as a gift for someone who can't wear a cashmere shawl. Viscose pashminas are also the best cheap pashmina for sale. If you're in the market for an inexpensive pashmina, buy a viscose pashmina.
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More Ways to Wear a Pashmina

Additional style ideas

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Paisley Pashminas

Delicate and beautiful designs for slightly dressier occasions

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You and your pashmina!

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How much do you love pashminas?

What color is your favorite pashmina? Do you like pashminas with or without fringe? Patterns or solids?

  • KimGiancaterino Feb 25, 2012 @ 12:48 am | delete
    My sister-in-law gave me a beautiful pink pashmina scarf she found in Hong Kong. Thanks for the suggestions on how to wear it more creatively. I'm a big fan of shawls. My grandmother always made them for me when I was growing up.
  • Pinkchic18 Jan 30, 2012 @ 1:00 pm | delete
    Beautiful lens! I have a few pashminas that I adore, they are so soft and pretty. My favorites are the longer ones because they're warmer and you can tie them more ways. Wonderful job here!!
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