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Shahtoosh (from
Persian شاهتوش 'king of wools'), also
known as Shatoush, is a wool
obtained from the fur of the
chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii, also called...
- This underfur,
known as
shahtoosh (a
Persian word
meaning "king of fine wools"), is used to
weave luxury shawls.
Shahtoosh shawls were traditionally...
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weave and for
being made of fine
shahtoosh or
pashmina wool.
Contemporary variants include the
pashmina and
shahtoosh shawls (often
mononymously referred...
- vicuña, a
camelid related to
llamas and alpacas. The wool has,
after shahtoosh, the
second smallest fiber diameter of all
animal hair and is the most...
- back to the
Indus Valley Civilisation are
believed to be
Pashmina and
Shahtoosh. The
material gained prominence through its use in the
Kashmir shawl....
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goats is 14 to 19 μm,
while angora rabbit is 8 to 12 μm, and that of
shahtoosh from the
Tibetan antelope, or chiru, is from 9 to 12 μm. Vicuña in the...
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beliefs expressed in
different shawls. The most
expensive shawls,
called shahtoosh, are made from the under-fleece of the
Tibetan antelope or Chiru. These...
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chiru or
Tibetan antelope is
hunted for its pelt,
which is used in
making shahtoosh wool, used in shawls.
Since the fur can only be
removed from dead animals...
- of any
brand to be
recycled by Re-Verso in Tuscany.
Cameline Pashmina Shahtoosh International Year of
Natural Fibres Environmental impact of
fashion Emiel...
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English (or
Ladakhi tsos), has
traditionally been
hunted for its wool (
shahtoosh), a
natural fibre of some of the
finest quality. The wool of the Tibetan...
