Welcome to Nepal, the world of Pashmina, Nepal is better known as the country wherein lies the highest peak on the Earth. It is also known as a Himalayan kingdom, rightly for its geography, 1/3 of which is covered by Himalayan Ranges. And Pashmina is a luxury, fine cashmere gathered from the undercoat of the Himalayan mountain goat that roams freely in the Himalayas.

For centuries, the Royalties and the wealthiest women in Nepal and other neighboring countries have relied on the fine Pashmina products to adorn their shoulders. These Pashmina have been handed down from generation to generation as a treasure to be handled with care and flaunted at ease. Stylish women all over the world have used Pashmina as the icing on the cake of their designer wears.

What is "Pashmina"?

Pashmina is the most luxurious, softest, warmest and lightest natural fiber in the world, and comes from the Capra-Hircus goat. This is the same goat where cashmere comes from. The difference is that the pashmina only comes from goats resident above about 15,000 feet, and it only comes from the one part of the neck. The higher the goats live, the finer their hair. Genuine pashmina fibres are always less than 14.5 microns in diameter, or about 1/6th the size of human hair.It is hand-woven by skilled Nepali craftsmen in to wonderful shawls. Each shawls takes many man hours to complete. From the combing of the goat to collect the fur, through hand weaving, dying and finishing. Therefore every shawl is unique. Some places do sell machine made shawls, but the weave can never be as strong as with a hand made shawl.They have been popular amongst the Indian aristocracy for 500 years, and demand in the west has been massively increasing since they were first paraded on the catwalks of New York and Paris back in 1998.

How fine is Pashmina exactly?
A human hair is about 75 microns thick. Our Pashmina fibers imported from Mongolia and Tibet are 12 - 14 microns thick.

How is Pashmina blended with silk to make a Pashmina shawl?
Silk yarn (Name of Silk Yarn: Spun Silk Yarn) is woven with Pashmina wool such that the material in warp (length-wise) is silk yarn and the material in weft (breadth-wise) is Pashmina. The most common blend contains 70% Pashmina and 30% silk by weight. Along with the 70/30 blend, Raj Handicrafts Nepal also produces 50/50 blend and 100% pure Pashmina shawls. 100% Pashmina is warmer than the lower quality blends but its texture is less silky. Pashmina is combined with Silk to create a yarn with "durability and luster" and heavenly feel.

We the Raj Handicrafts Nepal is manufacturing and doing export business firm in Nepal. This is a business firm registered under the Private Firm Registration Act, 1957. We have our own manufacturing unit in Kathmandu Valley. We are in this industry and business since several years.

We deals with best quality of pashmina shawls, Currently we are producing following kinds of pashminas:

• 100% Pashmina Double Ply
• 100% Pashmina Single Ply
• 80% Pashmina & 20% Silk Double Ply
• 70% Pashmina & 30 % Silk Double Ply
• 100% Cashmere Ring pashmina
• Summer Pashmina
• Beaded Pashmina
• Crystal Beaded Pashmina
• Embroidered Pashmina
• Pashmina sweaters in various sizes & Colors
• 100% Silk
• Reverse shawls( One side Silk & One side Pashmina)
• Rainbow Shaded Pashmina
• pashmina jamavar
• viscose shawls

Plain pashmina shawls will be shipped with in one or two days after the confirmation of Order. Because we send goods directly from Nepal it wiwill take as long as 4 days maximum by any standard courier service. Currently we send goods through: SkyNet World wide service,DHL,UPS,FEDEX and ARAMEX.

we have plenty of colours. You can choose the colour of your choice from here: Colors. we have more then 500 colours available.

Normally when you buy the pashmina, there includes the retailer comission, distributor comission and lot other things, but buying pashmina from us you will be buying directly from the factory, so Most definately prices provided by us is much competative. For the wholeseller we have the best price in pashmina world. We even make your own labels and colour chart if you are serious doing business with us. We don't ask for hundred of Quantities, if you are willing to do the business of pashmina, even for the 3 pieces we will give you the wholesale rate.

Our standard size in the pashmina shawls are as follows:

• 36"Inches x 80" Inches (Large) - Shawls
• 28"Inches x 80" Inches (Medium)- Stoles
• 22"Inches x 70" Inches (Medium)- Stoles
• 12"Inches x 60" Inches (Small) -Scarves,Scarfs

We also makes the shawls and other pashmina items according to your order. Every sizes could be made.

We accept following payment Modes:

• Bank to Bank Transfer: A bank account number will be provided after the confirmation of the order.
• Money Transfer: Payment could be made from any other money transfer agents such as "Western Union" "Krishi Premura" and others
• Credit Card: You can also pay the amount through your "Visa Card""Master Card" and Debit card. Use this link for the payment through Credit Card:http://www.moneytonepal.com

Contrary to popular belief, cashmere is easy to clean. Wash it in warm water with a good, natural shampoo. (We use an Aveda shampoo in our factory.) During the dyeing process, all items are kept in water between 30 to 60 minutes at a temperature just below boiling, and are washed twice more, so do not fear washing cashmere in water. Dry cleaning will cause no harm.

All our pieces have the standard three-inch long twisted and knotted fringe, unless you specify otherwise. We can also make a 3/4 inch open fringe, or no fringe at all.

1. Are your prices competitive ?

Because we manufacture all the items we sell, we are able to keep our prices 30 to 40 percent lower than what is available in the retail market.Our wholesale price for pashmina products is much competative then anywhere else.

• How can I place order ?

You can order us by clicking in the buy button in the approprite pashmina page or you can send us your requirement through email also.

• Do you proivide complete documentation for wholesale purchage?

Yeah we provide you complete documentation, such as GSP form "A" "Certificate of Orgin"Nepal Handicraft Associations documentation.By providing those documents in certain European countries you don't need to pay "VAT" and other custom charges.

• Wha is the payment term for wholesale purchage?

You need to pay 50% after the confirmation of the order and the rest 50% you can pay after receiving the goods.

For more queastions and comments please:contact us

Raj Handicrafts Nepal
Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone No:00977-01-2120315
Fax No :00977-01-5530617
Email:raj@logonnepal.com