Pashmina is a fine variant of cashmere derived from the Changthangi goat, not by shearing it (like all other types of wool), but by combing the goat. The main center for production is Srinagar where the spinning, weaving and finishing of Pashmina is all done by hand. Pure pashmina is...

Weaving and textile designing is a relatively new section at Norbulingka. The yarn woven is mostly organic cotton or eri silk, also called ahimsa silk, because this silk is extracted AFTER the silk worm has left the cocoon. (We had done a special feature on Eri and Muga silk some...