From Goat to Shawl: The Journey of Pashmina
By Haath Team
|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...
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