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From Goat to Shawl: The Journey of Pashmina

By Haath Team

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15 January 2026

Following the extraordinary journey of pashmina wool from the high-altitude Changthang plateau to the finished shawl.

At 14,000 feet above sea level, where the air is thin and the winters brutal, the Changra goat grows a coat of extraordinary fineness. This is the source of pashmina — the world's most luxurious wool...

The artisans we work with are not just craftspeople — they are custodians of living traditions. Each piece they create carries within it centuries of knowledge, refined through generations of practice and passed down through patient teaching.

When you choose a handcrafted piece, you are not just acquiring an object. You are becoming part of a story that began long before you and will continue long after. You are supporting a family, preserving a craft, and keeping alive a way of making that machines can never replicate.