washing pashminas
Dec 9, 2003, 1:47 pm
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washing pashminas
O2K said she couldn't live without her
cashmere shawl while travellign. Me, I love my many pashminas, but can you handwash these puppies?
Ditto for foulard scarves.
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cashmere shawl while travellign. Me, I love my many pashminas, but can you handwash these puppies?
Ditto for foulard scarves.
lala
Dec 10, 2003, 1:40 pm
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Like you I have a lot of pashminas, but mine all go to the drycleaner. Haven't considered handwashing (which I don't do anyway), but would worry about what happens to them. Maybe Punki or someone else has tried & could post.
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Dec 10, 2003, 5:38 pm
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Found this link. I'm going to try it on my pashmina that doesn't have the large salad dressing stain first.
http://www.smartsavings.com.sg/buying_guides/
pashminas/pashmina_care.htm
http://www.smartsavings.com.sg/buying_guides/
pashminas/pashmina_care.htm
Dec 10, 2003, 6:36 pm
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if you're talking about a true pashmina shawl woven from the hair of nepalese goats, be careful. It's the same as very fine cashmere.
if you're talking about what the stores and ads call "pashminas," figuring that we dumb clucks think any soft wool shawl is made of "pashmina," deal with it the same way you do cashmere and silk---it's a combo of both fibers.
I used this link for a story years ago,and it does a pretty good job of explaining what our higher end "pashminas" are. Who knows about the 25 buck bargains ....
http://www.tibet.ca/wtnarchive/2000/3/8_8.html
[This message has been edited by joanek (edited Dec 10, 2003).]
if you're talking about what the stores and ads call "pashminas," figuring that we dumb clucks think any soft wool shawl is made of "pashmina," deal with it the same way you do cashmere and silk---it's a combo of both fibers.
I used this link for a story years ago,and it does a pretty good job of explaining what our higher end "pashminas" are. Who knows about the 25 buck bargains ....
http://www.tibet.ca/wtnarchive/2000/3/8_8.html
[This message has been edited by joanek (edited Dec 10, 2003).]
Dec 10, 2003, 7:19 pm
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I speak of the pashmina that is 70% cashmere and 30% wool, not necessarily the result of a billy goat's electrolysis and as expensive as a year's worth, but good enough to look styling.
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