DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PASHMINA AND CASHMERE

Cashmere fiber is obtained from the generic Hircus goats found in Mongolia, China, Central Asia, Iran and even parts of Turkey.

There are more than 400 million goats in the world, which produce thousands of tons of cashmere fiber, which can be obtained throughout the year.

La fibra de la Pashmina se obtiene de la raza de cabras Changthama (es una raza dentro de la familia de las cabras Hircus) que reside exclusivamente en el Tíbet y a una altura de más de 4.000 metros.

These fibers can only be obtained during winter and produce between 80 and 170 grams per year, which makes it so exclusive.

There are only 7 natural shades of Pashmina fibers, while the annual production of Cashmere fibers is much higher.

Both fibers come from the undercoat of goats, but both spinning and processing them is more complicated in the case of Pashmina.

Ya que, aunque las fibras del Cashmere son suaves y gruesas, no pueden igualarse a la finura y suavidad de las fibras de la Pashmina que produce la cabra Changthama para protegerse de las bajas temperaturas donde residen.