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The Saga of a Unique Weave: Pashmina By: Click to explore our newest AI enabled Analytics. Share
A coveted fabric that adorned the court of Caesar and was the prized possession of French Queen Mary Antoinette, the pashmina was also gifted by Emperor Napoleon to his spouse. Her patronage made it a craze in France and throughout Europe. The art, craft and business of this soft gold is today hit not only by the pandemic-induced recession, but by recent India-China border skirmishes, climate change, adverse effect of power looms and the lack of interest in the craft by the next generation of weaver families.