Qualität  70% Kaschmir

70% cashmere quality 
 Isn’t 100% cashmere better than 70% cashmere? The answer: not necessarily, 30% silk makes the fabric more durable and shiny. Classical pashmina is justly produced from 70% cashmere and 30% silk. Cashmere and silk represent two colliding opposites: cashmere isn’t shiny, feels warm, is soft and has “tiny curls” in fabric structure. Cashmere is one of wool sorts and therefore preserves characteristics of animal hair. Silk is characterized by natural shine, it is soft to the touch and suitable for manufacture of “cold” summer scarves. It is this combination of two opposites that yields a special fabric – a typical material for pashmina shawls.
 
As a rule pashmina is made from melange cloth as follows: during weaving transverse threads are taken from cashmere (“haircloth threads” or “haircloth”), while longitudinal threads from string to string (“filling thread” or “weft”) consist of silk. Such pashmina made from cashmere and silk can be identified at a glance because its strings slightly glitter like silk does. While wearing it you feel the softness of cashmere wool and the tenderness of woolen surface which is also agreeable for your skin on cold days.
 
I had to spend a lot of time searching before I found a high-quality expensive shawl from cashmere and silk. Quality can be judged by regularly twisted and neatly tied strings, just like, in spite of handicraft nature, a regular pattern of the fabric. From the primary chemical processing of the shawl in the finishing shop I have seen another thing: at first glance such agents render the shawl its usual shiny look, but they are not safe and after a couple of days the effect of their application is unnoticeable.
 
Pashmina from cashmere and silk requires no special care: for example, if it has absorbed the smell of a restaurant or a bar, I recommend simply airing it. If you have stained the pashmina the best remedy is dry-cleaning. During my tests I have hand-washed articles from cashmere and silk many times with “Perwoll” and observed no discoloration at all. “Perwoll” brings to your mind the following in the first place: “Perwoll” company justly advertises its washing agent for wool and pashmina (70% cashmere) at Boutique12!
 
Further information about 70% cashmere and 30% silk quality is available in the article of the web-encyclopaedia “Wikipedia” at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pashmina.
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