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Cf132 - Classic 70% Cashmere / 30% Silk Pashmina - Brilliant Blue mp128 - 30x150cm - With Tassels

Cf132 – Classic 70% Cashmere / 30% Silk Pashmina – Brilliant Blue mp128 – 30x150cm – With Tassels

Original price was: £33.81.Current price is: £14.40.  .

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30x150cm / 12x60inches Size Guide
70% Cashmere / 30% SilkFabric Guide
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Washing information

Size Guide

Fabric Guide

The Pashmina Factory

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.

The Team From Kathmandu - Great pashminas require a great team.

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/

Cost of living in Nepal (average, local)

100 rupees (NPR) = USD$1.15

  • 45 minute bus ride NPR 30
  • Taxi across capital NPR 100-150
  • 1 litre of fuel NPR 125
  • Non meat meal NPR (dal bhat) 100- 150
  • 1 litre of clean water NPR 5-10

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.

Middle income earnings in Nepal

  • A restaurant waiter gets paid 100 rupees per day, plus 10% of the service charge added to meals, tips, and food.
  • A taxi man earns NPR 200 – 300 per day after car rental (700-800) plus fuel.
  • Public primary school teacher gets paid NPR 5,000 – 10,000 depending on area. Rural teachers get paid less.
  • A starting bank staff member earns NPR 10,000 per month
  • Secondary and tertiary teachers NPR 20,000 per month
  • A starting level government worker gets NPR 7,000

Note: There are often hidden extras here, including monthly bonuses, food and fuel allowances.

Upper income salaries in Nepal

  • A parliament member earns NPR 45,000 per month
  • A bank manager can earn up to NPR 100,000 per month
  • Senior telecommunications engineer NPR 100,000+

Government salaries in Nepal

  • As of 2009 the Prime Minister of Nepal earns NPR 35,000 per month base + NPR 252,000 per month expenses/salaries for their team.
  • Deputy prime minister expenses for their team NPR 175,000
  • Minister expenses for their team NPR 132,000 (source original deleted by source)

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

Expats, NGO and overseas workers

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.

  • UN messenger (grade 1) per year earns NPR 454,849
  • A senior UN Admin (grade 7) per year earns NPR 2,253,914
  • A senior UN national officer (grade 7) earns NPR 4,957,280

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.

Joining cashmere seams

This shows an employee carefully joining the seams on cashmere knitwear in the factory.

Pashmina finishing

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.

How to clean a pashmina

The things you will need

Clean bowl, some baby shampoo or cashmere detergent, cold water.

How to clean a pashmina

Fill up the bowl

Use really cold water. Cashmere and pashminas prefer cold water !

Pour in the detergent

Just a cap full should be enough

Mix it up

Mix in the detergent so it is equally spread in the water.

Add your pashmina

Or jumper, or blanket etc.

Gently does it..

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.

Drain it

Empty out the soapy water.

Rinse it.

Using a shower and cold water rinse out the soapy water. Do not twist, pull or scrunch the pashmina.

Rinse again

Rinse it again in clean, cold water.

Dry it flat

Either hang it up or lay it out flat to dry. This will remove most creases.

Iron it

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.

 

The quick and easy way. Completely your own risk...

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.

Fabric Guide

Finishing Guide

Size chart for ladies v-neck cardigan.

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.

K1 Cashmere Cardigan Size Chart


Inches below... centimeters above.

Size chart for ladies long line cardigan.

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.


Inches below... centimeters above.

Size chart for ladies grandad shirt.

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.

Size chart for ladies round neck cardigan.

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.

Size chart for ladies round neck.

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.

Size chart for ladies round neck.

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.

Size chart for ladies zip up hoody.

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.

General size chart for ladies knitwear.

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.

General size chart for mens knitwear.

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.

General size chart for mens knitwear.

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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Description

There are good reasons why customers come back time and time again to buy a Mypashmina pashmina scarf. It all comes down to reliable quality.

These fine cashmere and silk scarves are the smallest size of pashmina that we keep in stock. They are still 150cm (60″) long though, which means you can wear them as a simple scarf. They provide some cosy warmth and feel luxurious to the touch.

The material is made with 70% cashmere and 30% silk. Adding some silk to the mix allows the weavers to weave the fabric a little tighter and means the fabric has a slight sheen. It is not at all shiny like viscose.

A pashmina scarf in this size packs up small and can be the handy scarf that you carry everywhere for when you find yourself in a room where the air-conditioning is a bit too cold.

These scarves are excellent value. Compare it to prices of pashminas in the shops where they usually stock only a limited range of the same old colours in one size, and you can buy with confidence knowing that your new pashmina will most likely be delivered tomorrow.

We have been working with the same people in Kathmandu (Nepal) since 2002, and your purchase helps provide decent long term jobs to about 69 people. But we want you to buy from us because you will love your new pashmina for it’s quality, colour and feel.

There are good reasons why customers come back time and time again to buy a Mypashmina pashmina scarf. It all comes down to reliable quality.

These fine cashmere and silk scarves are the smallest size of pashmina that we keep in stock. They are still 150cm (60″) long though, which means you can wear them as a simple scarf. They provide some cosy warmth and feel luxurious to the touch.

The material is made with 70% cashmere and 30% silk. Adding some silk to the mix allows the weavers to weave the fabric a little tighter and means the fabric has a slight sheen. It is not at all shiny like viscose.

A pashmina scarf in this size packs up small and can be the handy scarf that you carry everywhere for when you find yourself in a room where the air-conditioning is a bit too cold.

These scarves are excellent value. Compare it to prices of pashminas in the shops where they usually stock only a limited range of the same old colours in one size, and you can buy with confidence knowing that your new pashmina will most likely be delivered tomorrow.

We have been working with the same people in Kathmandu (Nepal) since 2002, and your purchase helps provide decent long term jobs to about 69 people. But we want you to buy from us because you will love your new pashmina for it’s quality, colour and feel.

Size Guide

Fabric Guide

The Pashmina Factory

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.

The Team From Kathmandu - Great pashminas require a great team.

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/

Cost of living in Nepal (average, local)

100 rupees (NPR) = USD$1.15

  • 45 minute bus ride NPR 30
  • Taxi across capital NPR 100-150
  • 1 litre of fuel NPR 125
  • Non meat meal NPR (dal bhat) 100- 150
  • 1 litre of clean water NPR 5-10

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.

Middle income earnings in Nepal

  • A restaurant waiter gets paid 100 rupees per day, plus 10% of the service charge added to meals, tips, and food.
  • A taxi man earns NPR 200 – 300 per day after car rental (700-800) plus fuel.
  • Public primary school teacher gets paid NPR 5,000 – 10,000 depending on area. Rural teachers get paid less.
  • A starting bank staff member earns NPR 10,000 per month
  • Secondary and tertiary teachers NPR 20,000 per month
  • A starting level government worker gets NPR 7,000

Note: There are often hidden extras here, including monthly bonuses, food and fuel allowances.

Upper income salaries in Nepal

  • A parliament member earns NPR 45,000 per month
  • A bank manager can earn up to NPR 100,000 per month
  • Senior telecommunications engineer NPR 100,000+

Government salaries in Nepal

  • As of 2009 the Prime Minister of Nepal earns NPR 35,000 per month base + NPR 252,000 per month expenses/salaries for their team.
  • Deputy prime minister expenses for their team NPR 175,000
  • Minister expenses for their team NPR 132,000 (source original deleted by source)

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

Expats, NGO and overseas workers

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.

  • UN messenger (grade 1) per year earns NPR 454,849
  • A senior UN Admin (grade 7) per year earns NPR 2,253,914
  • A senior UN national officer (grade 7) earns NPR 4,957,280

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.

Joining cashmere seams

This shows an employee carefully joining the seams on cashmere knitwear in the factory.

Pashmina finishing

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.

How to clean a pashmina

The things you will need

Clean bowl, some baby shampoo or cashmere detergent, cold water.

How to clean a pashmina

Fill up the bowl

Use really cold water. Cashmere and pashminas prefer cold water !

Pour in the detergent

Just a cap full should be enough

Mix it up

Mix in the detergent so it is equally spread in the water.

Add your pashmina

Or jumper, or blanket etc.

Gently does it..

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.

Drain it

Empty out the soapy water.

Rinse it.

Using a shower and cold water rinse out the soapy water. Do not twist, pull or scrunch the pashmina.

Rinse again

Rinse it again in clean, cold water.

Dry it flat

Either hang it up or lay it out flat to dry. This will remove most creases.

Iron it

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.

 

The quick and easy way. Completely your own risk...

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.

Fabric Guide

Finishing Guide

Size chart for ladies v-neck cardigan.

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.

K1 Cashmere Cardigan Size Chart


Inches below... centimeters above.

Size chart for ladies long line cardigan.

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.


Inches below... centimeters above.

Size chart for ladies grandad shirt.

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.

Size chart for ladies round neck cardigan.

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.

Size chart for ladies round neck.

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.

Size chart for ladies round neck.

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.

Size chart for ladies zip up hoody.

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.

General size chart for ladies knitwear.

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.

General size chart for mens knitwear.

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.

General size chart for mens knitwear.

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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Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 40 × 40 × 4 cm
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