Srinagar
shawls.
Shawl and pashmina name comes from Kashmir, but it originates from Hamedan Persia. Kashmir shawl, also spelled Cashmere, type of woolen shawl woven in Kashmir. According to tradition, the founder of the industry was Zayn-ul-abdeen. a 15th-century ruler of Kashmir who introduced weavers from Turkistan Kashmir shawls are woven partly or wholly from goat hair called pashm. In the… Read more »