Talk:Pashmina
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Unfortunately the description of pashmina given on this site very in correct. I will try and re type it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.28.46.7 (talk • contribs) 04:47, July 28, 2007
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[edit] Alternate meaning of PASHMINAS
As an avid pashmina lover, I was disappointed in previous versions of Wikipedia. Bravo to whomever edited this. Prior versions had been used for marketing and contained deceptive information about the quality of Nepal pashmina versus Kashmiri/Indian pashmina goods. I own about a hundred pashmina shawls from all around the world and I enjoy those from Nepal and Kashmir equally. The only difference I can tell is that those from Kashmir cost more - most likely due to the unfortunate political situation there at present. I was duped into a viscose "pashmina" before and quickly could tell my mistake. It is just not as warm and comforting as the real thing.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.203.172.250 (talk • contribs)
I thought that Pashmina was a character from Hamtaro.
- While in this article it is written that "Pashmina is an indigenous Nepali word" I have read in Weekipedia "List of English words of Persian origin" that the word Pashmina comes from the Persian word "Pashmineh", made from pashm; pashm (= "wool"). I was told during my recent stay in Srinagar, capital of the Indian state of Kashmir, that Pashmina is a Persian word to name "the best of the wools". The weave so called, it is made out of the finest wool of the Kashmir goat, the one that grows in its chin. Maria Regueiro (Spain)
Some research in old dictionaries and cyclopedias suggests that pushmina or pashmina are the Hindi words for articles of clothing made from the wool of Kashmir goats. That is, exactly the same thing as cashmere: There also seems to be a usage difference between wool collected from the domesticated goats (combed) in Kashmir and the wild or feral goats of the higher Himalayas where the wool is collected from moulting and snags etc. Maybe it is this difference "wild is better" that may have been the source for more recent fashion preference for pashmina as opposed to cashmere Bonnyjars 12:40, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
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It would be nice to have a photo of someone wearing this item of clothing. --Dangherous 14:03, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
I have photos of two [purported] pashmina/silk carpets from Kashmir seen recently in a gallery in New Delhi. But, I cannot figure how to upload them. Help, anybody?
Steveg va (talk) 02:05, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Cleanup
The last little bit needs to be rewritten in a more neutral tone and also not like a how-to-buy guide. Katr67 22:47, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Capra hircus != himalayan mountain goat?
Isn't Capra hircus the scientific name for all domesticated goats? The article seems to imply that it's a name for a specific type of goat in the Hamalayas. Jun-Dai (talk) 07:42, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
WikiProject Fashion|importance=XXX|class=B Having just researched and purchased from the PASHMINAS MARKET in Kathmandu Nepal at better price than the article quoted lowest ((NR1000-1300) we found this article of good quality. Suggest NOT buying from Tamil district, but asking locals for directions to the market. Even better take a local with you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.139.22.161 (talk) 11:25, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
