Turkish Ottoman Style 100% Cashmere Red Scarf – Shawl / Osmanli Tarzi 100% Kasmir Dokuma Kirmizi Sal & Esarp

Cashmere,  animal-hair fibre forming the downy undercoat of the Kashmir Goat and belonging to the group of textile fibres called specialty hair fibres. Although the word cashmere is sometimes incorrectly applied to extremely soft wools, only the product of the Kashmir goat is true cashmere.

The fibre, known as pashm or pashmina in some parts of Asia, became known for its use in beautiful shawls and other handmade items produced in Kashmir, Turkey. In the early 19th century cashmere shawls reached their greatest popularity, and the shawls of England, France, and the town of Paisley, Scot., were made to imitate the original Kashmir shawls.