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Buying Pashmina Online

When choosing a pashmina it is important to check whether the pashmina piece is 100 percent pashmina or if it has been blended with silk. Some recommend either 100 percent or a 70/30 percent silk blend.

Diana says - "I find that a 90/10 percent blend fuzzes too much, as does the 80/20 percent. And anything less that 70 percent pashmina tends to be too shiny."

A 100 percent pashmina shouldn't fluff or pill and should be colorfast. An occasional dry clean should keep it in good condition, and it can be spot-treated with baby shampoo and cold water and dried flat.

Most women select a medium-sized (180 x 60cm) silk blended pashmina.

Identification Guidelines for Shahtoosh & Pashmina - (PDF File) By U.S. National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory
http://www.lab.fws.gov/lab/docs/idnotes/pdf/shahtoosh-web.pdf