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Pashmina is a kind of wool produced from the mountain goats of the Himalayas which are found above 4,500 meters, where perennial sub zero temperature is experienced. The mountain goats need to have a warm winter fur to protect them against the bitter cold and to survive in the extreme climate. In spring, the goats shed their winter fur for the lighter summer fur. The wool of the underbelly of the goat is used for Pashmina. A goat produces about 90 grams of wool per year. One woven Pashmina shawl requires the wool from three goats. Pashmina wool has the finest and thinnest fibers and is only 12-14 microns thick as compared to a human hair which is about 75 microns thick. The skilled weavers make the wool into beautiful Pashmina shawls of top quality. The shawls are individually colored in a bath and dried.