The Cashmere Mill

06/11/2021

Pashma Pashmina — The Inclusive Contemporary All-Season Pashmina

The vintage “Kashmiri” Pashmina is now an expression of ostentatious elitist conceit.

Intricately hand-embroidered Pashminas have limited utility and can be worn only in cold weather with ethnic wear for weddings and other occasions.

Pashma refashions the Pashmina as an inclusive all weather contemporary style statement that is relevant every day anywhere in the world. It provides comfortable luxury at a workplace or an evening in Paris or Milan.

Pashma Pashminas are exquisitely woven from superfine yarns of genuine Pashmina (cashmere fibres) blended with silk and other natural fibres into sheer weaves that both retain and amplify the essential character of Pashmina — the sensual touch and soft hand feel which is usually compromised in the heavily embroidered “Kashmiri” Pashminas.

Pashma Pashmina prints are in a class of their own. Paisley, floral, abstract, avant-garde inspired by architecture, impressionist painters as well as the graphic textile traditions of Europe, Japan, Bali and India.

Each Pashma printed Pashmina connects you to the finest aesthetic that your sensibilities respond to.

Whatever you wear, a Pashma Pashmina will transform you into a sophisticated fashionista.

21/10/2021

What is Italian about Italian Cashmere?

Cashmere (Pashmina), a rare and expensive natural fibre, has been synonymous with luxury and ostentation for several centuries.
Woven and Embroidered Shawls, crafted in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian Sub-continent Pashmina Shawls, symbolised the aristocratic elite's status, wealth, and power in India and across the western world.

The 'Pashm' fibre, therefore, got the generic name 'Cashmere'. However, the producers of this exquisite fibre remained in oblivion.
Changpas are a nomadic tribe inhabiting the Ladakh region of the Himalayas. For centuries, they herded the precious goats at heights of 12000-16000 feet in high altitude deserts. The Changpas are primitive devout Buddhists, and their lifestyle and vocation have hardly changed over the centuries.

A remarkable feature of their vocation is the love and empathy with which they rear their precious livestock of Changpa Goats.

In the 20th century, particularly in the latter half, it was discovered that similar species of the Ladakhi Goats existed in large numbers in other regions like Mongolian steppes (Mongolia and Chinese Inner Mongolia) besides Afghanistan and Iran.

To the herders in these regions, they were animals who could survive the bitter climate of the winters and sustain their food requirements. They knew nothing about the valuable fibre in these goats' undercoat. There was an insatiable demand in the western world generated by the Pashminas woven in Kashmir.

But the fibres from Mongolian Goats was coarse and short, and the artisanal skills of the Kashmiri craftsmen were absent; the Mongolian fibre could not be spun into fine yarns required for weaving the true Pashminas.

This resulted in the evolution of Cashmere Knitwear. A softer and more comfortable alternative to woollen sweaters and jerseys.
Today, 95% of all cashmere fibre is processed into coarse woollen spun yarns and converted into knitwear, mainly in China (PRC).

Consumerism led to the evaluation of cashmere luxury brands, first in Scotland and after that in Italy. So Italian Cashmere is a misnomer as not a single cashmere goat exists in Italy.

Yes, some factories process cashmere into yarns and knitwear, but there is nothing Italian about cashmere.

The authentic Pashmina (Cashmere) fibre is still from Ladakh and is still spun and woven by traditional methods in India.

Pashmina Cashmere Goat Kids Reared with Love and Care

Changpa Pashmina Cashmere Goat Kids Reared with Love and Care

05/09/2021

We are seeking a self-motivated Fashion Designer with experience in design and development of both Women’s Woven Apparel and Accessories at our unit based in Faridabad, Haryana, India.



You would be porting to the senior designer/management and should have 3-5 years’ experience with core competencies in women’s woven garments construction, fit, and grading. Your job would primarily involve developing prototypes and tech packs for domestic and international markets.



Major roles and responsibilities would be:



Responsibilities:



Work closely with Senior Designer on seasonal trend research/development ideas and techniques, to conceptualize creative and brand and customer appropriate designs.
Responsible for the ex*****on of the send out process of development packages to both domestic and overseas vendors including creating tech packs, along with any relevant layouts and/or detail images, supplemented with detailed yarn and stitch information.
Work with vendors to ensure timely completion of samples, from first development stages through to final garment.
Coordinate all sample materials, including yarn, fabric, trim.
Coordinate preparation for design meetings and style outs, including line sheets, catalogues, and any other necessary presentation materials.
Assist in release of tech packs from sampling to production.



Qualifications:


A degree or diploma in Fashion Design from NID/NIFT or any other premier institute.





Ideal Candidate:

3-5 years of hands-on experience of woven women’s apparel design and creation of tech packs.
Highly creative with excellent sketching abilities.
Must be well versed in garmenting technologies and techniques, yarns and fabrics etc.
Full understanding of woven garment construction, fit and finishes.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and professional proficiency in English language.
Highly organized, task-oriented, business-driven.
Project management and strong attention to detail skills
Ability to make prudent decisions under pressure and work against tight deadlines.
Ability to build effective partnerships.
Strong analytical skills, ability to evaluate multi-source data and draw global trends.
Proficiency in online market research with the latest digital tools and techniques.
Excellent computer/IT skills.




Remuneration:

Highly competitive package of salary and performance linked incentives. Remuneration will not be a constraint for the deserving applicant for this position.

05/09/2021

We are seeking a self-motivated Knitwear Designer with experience in the design and development of both Men's and Women's Sweaters and T-shirts in our unit based in Faridabad, Haryana, India.

You would be porting to the senior designer/management and should have 3-5 years' experience with core competencies in sweater construction, fit, and grading. Your job would primarily involve developing prototypes and tech packs for domestic and international markets.

Roles and responsibilities would be:

Responsibilities:

Work closely with Senior Designer on seasonal trend research/development ideas and techniques to conceptualise creative and brand and customer appropriate designs.
Responsible for the ex*****on of the send out process of development packages to both domestic and overseas vendors, including creating tech packs, along with any relevant layouts and/or detail images, supplemented with detailed yarn and stitch information.
Work with vendors to ensure timely completion of samples, from first development stages through to final garment.
Coordinate all sample materials, including yarn, fabric, trim.
Coordinate preparation for design meetings and style outs, including line sheets, catalogues, and any other necessary presentation materials.
Assist in the release of tech packs from sampling to production.

Qualifications:

A degree or diploma in Knitwear Design.

Ideal Candidate:

3-5 years of hands-on experience in knitwear (sweater and t-shirt) design and creating tech packs.
Highly creative with excellent sketching abilities.
Must be well versed in knitting technologies and techniques, yarns and gauges etc.
Full understanding of knitwear garment construction, fit and finishes.
Excellent computer/IT skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and professional proficiency in the English language.
Highly organised, task-oriented, business-driven.
Project management and strong attention to detail skills
Ability to make prudent decisions under pressure and work against tight deadlines.
Ability to build effective partnerships.
Strong analytical skills, ability to evaluate multi-source data and draw global trends.
Proficiency in online market research with the latest digital tools and techniques.


Remuneration:

Highly competitive package of salary and performance linked incentives. Remuneration will not be a constraint for the deserving applicant for this position.

04/09/2021

Sustainable Luxury of Cashmere

Cashmere fibres are a rapidly depleting natural resource.

In most genuine cashmere producing regions small herds of goats are owned by independent nomadic herders. Due to the extreme hardship that the herders have to face with little scope of prosperity, the younger generations of their families are not taking up their traditional vocation. This has led to smaller fibre harvests and continuously rising prices.

Yet the demand for cashmere apparel and accessories is exploding year on year, in some measure due to the intrinsic properties of this luxurious fibre as well as the aspirational needs of the e-connected marketplace of the modern consumer.

Cashmere must be recycled to meet this demand. Both pre-consumer and post-consumer sources have to be exploited fully to address the needs of social and environmental sustainability.

It is easier said than done as virgin cashmere is a fragile and short fibre having an average length of 30-34 mm for all origins.

When recycled, the length of the fibre is further reduced to an average of 18-20 mm.

It is impossible to spin a good quality, commercially viable 100% recycled cashmere yarn by any spinning system if the essential tactile and other properties are to be maintained in the yarn.

Blending recycled cashmere fibre with other natural fibres is the way forward.

The CASHMERE MILL initiated this innovation five years ago and developed proprietary technologies to recycle both pre-consumer and post-consumer cashmere fibres and blend them with waste silk, cotton, wool and cellulosic man-made fibres of cotton lint, wood pulp, bamboo, which are bio-degradable and have a minimal carbon footprint.

From superfine to coarser counts, the mill produces yarns, fabrics, apparel, and accessories both knitted and woven – retaining, and more often, enhancing the magic of cashmere in the final product.

The products from the CASHMERE MILL are transparently priced and are compatible with the geo-climatic needs of all regions and all seasons.

The CASHMERE MILL exhibited its innovations at the prestigious Pitti Filati in 2018 and 2019.

Visit us at: www.thecashmeremill.com

Let us bring your designs to life!

27/08/2021

To do analysis & sample runs of acidic and reactive textile dyeing pre-treatment, dyeing, printing & finishing chemical. To do shade matching, plan, execute & follow-up the production activities. To manage dye, chemical inventories & dyeing lab.

Required Candidate profile

B.Sc. Chemistry with min. 3 yrs of experience in a textile dyeing mill. Hands on experience of matching recipe and working with acidic & reactive dyes for wool, acrylic, cotton blend dyeing.

Perks and benefits

Salary not a constraint for a right candidate.

27/08/2021

You would be overseeing the expansion of the company's market in Western Europe and the North American markets.
You would be required to implement our marketing strategy, which supports the Company's plan for growth in revenue, market share and profitability.
You would be required to target and engage with designers, buyers and resourcing teams of prominent high-end department stores and brands in the prêt to luxury segment in Western Europe and the US independently.
Manage new and existing relationships - providing excellent customer service to all accounts.
Monitor and review competition and market activity.
Frequent independent overseas travel to solicit business would be necessary.

Desired Candidate Profile:

MBA/Digital Marketing with a minimum of 7-10 years’ experience of pitching for business in Western Europe and the US markets in a prominent apparel sourcing agency or manufacturing company.
Should have travelled in Europe and North America for business development.
Good connectivity with buyers and department stores in the US and their local buying offices in India.
Highly motivated and target driven with a track record of success in customer acquisition.
Superlative interpersonal selling skills with an ability to create and deliver irresistible presentations.
Strong communicator with excellent command of English both written and spoken.
Ability to make prudent decisions under pressure and work against tight deadlines.
Ability to build effective partnerships.
Strong analytical skills, ability to evaluate multi-source data and draw global trends.
Proficiency in online market research with the latest digital tools and techniques.
Strong computer skills (Google Docs, Microsoft Office Suite etc.) and a degree or diploma in digital marketing.

Remuneration:

Highly competitive package of salary and performance linked incentives. Remuneration will not be a constraint for the deserving applicant for this position.

26/08/2021

Cashmere Yarn Manufacturing Process at The Cashmere Mill

06/08/2021

Collection of Pashmina aka Cashmere Fibre from Changpa Goats in Ladakh India

The Changpa or Champa are a semi-nomadic Buddhist people found mainly in the Changtang in Ladakh, India.

The cashmere fibre used in Pashma articles comes from Cashmere (Pashmina) animal-hair fibre forming the downy undercoat of the Cashmere/Kashmir/Pashmina goats (Capra hircus laniger) herded by the people of the Changpa tribe.

These goats produce a double fleece that consists of a fine and soft undercoat/underdown hair inter-mingled with a much coarser outer coating of guard hair.

This soft undercoat/underdown hair/fibre is collected during the June - July moulting season which is the start of early summers in Ladakh when the Cashmere goats naturally shed their winter coat.

The Cashmere fibre is collected by hand with a traditional comb that gently removes loose tufts of fiber from the Cashmere goat as the comb is raked through its fleece.

The process is very gentle and does not any discomfort to the cashmere goats.

About Pashma:

Pashma is largest producer of genuine 100% original Cashmere Sweaters, Cashmere Scarves, Cashmere Shawls from India.

Fibre sourced from region of being processed into highly sought after luxury cashmere / Pashmina yarns as per the traditions that are centuries old at located in the erstwhile royal Indian kingdom of Pataudi.

The mill is located at a distance of approx. 50 kilometers from Delhi International Airport.

This exquisite produce of the finest cashmere fibres in the world is resourced directly from the herders in Ladakh and spun into fine yarns in Pashma’s own factory using proprietary processes that marry traditional manufacturing techniques with state-of-art technology.

Collection of Pashmina aka Cashmere Fibre from Changpa Goats in Ladakh India The Changpa or Champa are a semi-nomadic Buddhist people found mainly in the Ch...

06/08/2021

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29/07/2021

Pashma | Single Origin Changpa Cashmere Fibre is Sourced Directly from Herders of Changpa Goats

Moult (in British English) or Molt (American English) is a biological process of the shedding (moulting/molting) or casting off of an outer layer or covering and the formation of its replacement. Molting, which is regulated by hormones, occurs throughout the animal kingdom.

The cashmere fibre used in Pashma articles comes from Single Origin Cashmere (Pashmina) animal-hair fibre forming the downy undercoat of the Cashmere/Kashmir/Pashmina goats scientifically called Capra hircus laniger.

These goats produce a double fleece that consists of a fine and soft undercoat/underdown hair inter-mingled with a much coarser outer coating of guard hair.

This soft undercoat/underdown hair/fibre is collected during the June - July moulting season which is the start of early summers in Ladakh when the Cashmere goats naturally shed their winter coat.

The Cashmere fibre is collected by hand with a traditional comb that gently removes loose tufts of fiber from the Cashmere goat as the comb is raked through its fleece.

The process is very gentle and does not any discomfort to the cashmere goats.

About Pashma:

Fibre sourced from region of being processed into highly sought after luxury cashmere / Pashmina yarns as per the traditions that are centuries old at located in the erstwhile royal Indian kingdom of Pataudi.

The mill is located at a distance of approx. 50 kilometers from Delhi International Airport.

This exquisite produce of the finest cashmere fibres in the world is resourced directly from the herders in Ladakh and spun into fine yarns in Pashma’s own factory using proprietary processes that marry traditional manufacturing techniques with state-of-art technology.

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