This is a Pashmina Small Scarf
30x150cm / 12x60inches
It is one of those lovely little things that you simply take everywhere you go, just incase there is a little chill, or you want to add a splash of colour to your outfit.
£33.81 – £129.64 .
Especially made for you with delivery in 3-6 weeks.
70% Cashmere / 30% Silk Fabric Guide
20% of the price is not refundable on bespoke items.
Slight sheen and hangs elegantly. Read more…
Handmade in Nepal Read about our factory
Washing instructions
A great team makes great products. We are very fortunate to have a fantastic team of people working hard to make your cashmere knitwear and pashmina shawls. Anyone who has run a business knows that when you find good employees, you make sure you hang on to them, and many of the 69 employees in our pashmina factory have stayed in their jobs for years. Caroline and me have spent months in Nepal visiting the factory every day. It is a very nice working environment with a friendly atmosphere where people like their jobs and take pride in what they do.
Here are a few facts about the working conditions, as of March 2017:
source: http://www.thelongestwayhome.com/blog/nepal/how-much-money-does-a-person-from-nepal-earn/
100 rupees (NPR) = USD$1.15
A housekeeper in Nepal gets paid 100 rupees per day. Sometimes nothing if they are plucked from a village and promised food and lodging.Low income earnings in Nepal:
An average guest house cook/cleaner/worker gets paid 100 rupees per day. Food is usually included here too.
A chief chef gets paid 150 rupees per day, plus food.
Manual construction workers get paid NPR 300-500
It should be noted that at this level, contracts are rarely written. Word of mouth is used to agree terms. Some tourist industry staff pay unions to represent them should a grievance occur.
The government states that the minimum wage in Nepal should be NPR 6,100 per month.
Note: There are often hidden extras here, including monthly bonuses, food and fuel allowances.
Example of ministers salary system:
25 ministers on average in a fiscal year = NPR 4.47 million each month, including salaries and fuel, travel and daily allowances for all cabinet members.
Note: The above is for the ministers “teams” per month. And does not include additional expenses or “additional” funds. eg. transport out-of-town/country, out of hours work etc
Here we go into the strange world of incredibly high earnings of overseas worker in Nepal.
Many diplomats are paid here on a two tier system. Base salaries are paid into their home accounts while a live in country salary is paid in Nepalese rupees. Plus additional expenses for staff such as drivers, cooks, etc.
The scale of NGO workers salaries here is dependent on the organization.
Many senior positions, again, get a base salary + expenses + spouse allowance + child allowance + 1st and/or 2nd language allowance (source).
2) The cost of living in Kathmandu is about 20% of the cost of living in the UK (source: Numbeo)
3) Of the 69 staff , 27 are women.
4) We use AZO free dyes which are harmless to the environment.
5) The longest serving staff member has been there since the beginning.
6) The average employee will stay in their job for at least 5-7 years.
7) Additionally, our workers get two bonus months pay each year. One month for Dashain bonus and one month additional. Maternity leave is 4 months. We have been cooperative with staff such as providing loan up to rupees 100K at a nominal interest rate to make their house or education of their children.
The picture above shows most of the team at the yearly works picnic in the Himalayas. You could see Everest from this location.
Nepal is a beautiful country and well worth visiting. The communist government is absolutely terrible, and corruption is rife. They still haven't spent the earthquake donations that the government claimed a monopoly on. It's a good job we circumvented this to pay for two of the staffs houses to be rebuilt and thanks to you raised more for a small village called Banepa.
If it was possible, we would run the factory with solar panels, but you can't import solar panels until they decide how much import duty to charge and that level has not yet been set after 8 years of discussions!
This picture shows the machines used to join seams on knitwear on the right, and the tables where the final touches are done by hand. The factory is clean and light.
This shows an employee carefully joining the seams on cashmere knitwear in the factory.
This shows my son and the ladies who finish off the knitwear. They check and tidy up any stray fibres, they attach the labels and the buttons.It's a nice atmosphere with everyone chatting while they are working, it's almost like their hands do the work automatically. I guess that's the benfit of experience.
I'll give you two sets of washing instructions... Firstly, the official recommended instructions, and secondly what I personally do. These instructions apply to both knitwear and pashminas.
Scroll past all the pictures to get to my easy but riskier method that i can't really recommend.
Clean bowl, some baby shampoo or cashmere detergent, cold water.
Use really cold water. Cashmere and pashminas prefer cold water !
Just a cap full should be enough
Mix in the detergent so it is equally spread in the water.
Or jumper, or blanket etc.
Move it around gently. For any stains you should get a dry-cleaner to help. Or let it soak a bit and then mix it up again.
Empty out the soapy water.
Using a shower and cold water rinse out the soapy water. Do not twist, pull or scrunch the pashmina.
Rinse it again in clean, cold water.
Either hang it up or lay it out flat to dry. This will remove most creases.
Put a cloth on top of the pashmina or cashmere, and iron it with plenty of steam. If you don't use a cloth, you might leave shiny patches. After ironing it will look fresh like new.
Cashmere is not as fragile as many people think. We used cashmere baby blankets with our kids when they were babies and they often got dirty. Washing those in the washing machine was fine except for the time I put it on at 60c and they came out small and thick!
Generally with cashmere knitwear and pashminas, I just bung them in the washing machine on the 30c wash or 40c wash with my other laundry and regular detergent.
I always hang them up to dry being careful that the item is nicely spread out so that no creases are formed.
If I want it looking nice and fresh and new, I will iron it with plenty of steam. I am careful not to iron on any seams on knitwear and to make sure a pashmina is completely flat, so I don't end up with any shiny bits.
All the measurements of the actual piece in centimeters. If in doubt compare these to a cardigan that you already own. Scroll down for a chart in Inches.
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All the measurements of the actual piece in centimeters. If in doubt compare these to a long cardigan that you already own. Scroll down for a chart in Inches.
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All the measurements of the actual piece in centimeters. If in doubt compare these to a jumper that you already own. Scroll down for a chart in Inches.
Inches below... centimeters above.
All the measurements of the actual piece in centimeters. If in doubt compare these to a cardigan that you already own. Scroll down for a chart in Inches.
Inches below... centimeters above.
All the measurements of the actual piece in centimeters. If in doubt compare these to a jumper that you already own. Scroll down for a chart in Inches.
Inches below... centimeters above.
All the measurements of the actual piece in centimeters. If in doubt compare these to a jumper that you already own. Scroll down for a chart in Inches.
Inches below... centimeters above.
All the measurements of the actual piece in centimeters. If in doubt compare these to a jumper that you already own. Scroll down for a chart in Inches.
Inches below... centimeters above.
The actual measurements will vary a bit due to the fit of the style, but this is a good guide. If in doubt compare these to a jumper that you already own. Scroll down for a chart in Inches.
Inches below... centimeters above.
The actual measurements will vary a bit due to the fit of the style, but this is a good guide. If in doubt compare these to a jumper that you already own.
The actual measurements will vary a bit due to the fit of the style, but this is a good guide. If in doubt compare these to a jumper that you already own.
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