What is the difference between the pure pashmina & the pashmina with silk blend?
Adding silk to pashmina gives the fabric additional strength. Silk adds a shininess to the fabric, which you may or may not find attractive. And since silk is much cheaper than pashmina yarn, the silk blended fabrics are more affordable.
Pure pashmina fabrics are more delicate. The fabric has a ‘dull’ appearance. (Pashmina doesn’t refract light, which silk does.) The texture is softer – some describe it as buttery.
Which you choose will depend on your taste and budget. At the Real Pashmina, we offer both 100% fabrics and silk blends, hand-made to order in Nepal in over 80 colors.
Our pure pashminas, all our cashmere apparel, throws and blankets are made with 100% pure cashmere and do not contain any silk in it. The pure pashmina is softer, warmer and heavier than the pashmina-silk blends. The pashminas with silk are woven with silk running the length of the weave, and cashmere on the width of the weave. Hand-weaving gives the shawl its distinctive character and produces its slender drape, elegant silk sheen, and soft, delicate feel. It’s no wonder the shawl has become a fashion favorite.Shawl-making in Nepal is not a science but an art?a craft involving many hand processes. As such, the exact content of Pashmina and silk may vary slightly from shawl to shawl.
