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Nepal to launch project to help farmers raise goats for pashmina wool

Pashmina is one the Nepal’s main export items in terms of export earning but the domestic pashmina industry is presently…

7 years ago

Woolmark eyeing entry into handloom clusters in Gujarat, Manipur

In order to increase the import of the premium Merino wool in India, the Australian textile major The Woolmark Company…

7 years ago

Shawl industry sought separate classification in export category

The shawl industry of the holy city Amritsar with more than 47 new manufacturing units having sophisticated 400 shuttle-less rapier…

7 years ago

Second Hunar Haat attracts visitors to Pashmina shawl

Second “Hunar Haat”, that was being organized this February has proved to be an effective campaign to promote master artisans…

7 years ago

Woolmark and IFF host Wool Conclave in Capital

The first edition of Wool Conclave was kicked off on Wednesday by the Woolmark Company along with the India Fashion…

7 years ago

Shawl manufacturers to boost dwindling sales want Centre’s intervention

The shawl manufacturers based in the Northern region have sought the intervention of Textile Ministry to boost the sector worried…

8 years ago

Pashmina shawl gets its status back

For centuries the Pashmina shawl has been one of the major charms of Kashmir. But with cheap imitations of these…

8 years ago

J&K state govt steps in with nanotechnology to protect cashmere shawl

The state government of Jammu and Kashmir has stepped in with nanotechnology to protect buyers from being duped with fakes…

9 years ago

Tribute to traditional Mexican shawl at London show

The traditional Mexican `rebozo` a laborious hand woven shawl which was popularized by Frida Kahlo, the late Mexican painter is…

10 years ago

Kashmir continues to remain a lost heritage industry of cashmere wool as China rules

In 18th and early 19th century, Kashmir had a thriving industry producing shawls from goat imported from Tibet and Tartary…

10 years ago