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About JUNGLE SIK AND PASHMINA UDYOG
Introduction
Since the year 1985, Mr. Tej Narayan Ram, proprietor of “Jungle Silk & Pashmina Udyog” has been providing service as weavers and designers of fine silk, linen and handspun cotton fabrics. It has been Mr. Ram’s generations’ profession, running since Mughal’s period.
Our quality products & service has earned us good will and established us into one of Nepal’s premier Pashmina/Silk shawl manufacturers.
In 1995, we established our factory at Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal by associating with an American citizen. More than 30,000 pieces of Pashmina X Silk shawls, stole, scarf, throw size and blankets were exported to United States and European countries during 1997-2003. During those years, our company was known as “Pashm Silk & Cashmere Udyog”. For some reasons, Pashm Silk was separated from us.
In 2003, “Jungle Silk and Pashmina Udyog” was incorporated by Mr. Tej Narayan Ram.
Jungle Silk currently employs around 25 staffs and the majority is of women, with the mixture of cultures and languages – Nepali and Hindi.
OUR TEAM
Jungle Silk currently employs around 25 staffs and the majority is of women, with the mixture of cultures and languages – Nepali and Hindi.
Jungle Silk uses live weavers and the highest quality Pashmina and Silk available. High quality yarn costs more, but after weaving into a shawl, our shawls do not need to be mechanically brushed to make them soft. It is common for shawls made from inferior yarns to be brushed and softened with chemicals. If brushed, shawls will shed and become threadbare quickly. Not only they are going to be passed down through generations, they may not even survive until the next winter!
Jungle Silk has made thousands of designs since that time and still thinks about new designs with best quality and new collection in the market. We are known for our attention to detail. While many hand loomed shawls are labeled with a disclaimer to excuse uneven edges and inconsistent yarn spacing, but Jungle Silk shawl cannot be distinguished from the power loom versions in this respect.
Each of our weavers is also a loom engineer. All the mechanical work of loom fittings, reconditioning and even looms are done by them.
Our History
In the year 1948-1949, Central Silk Board situated in Meghdoot 95-B, Marine Drive, Mumbai, India, was established. Three brothers; Late Kashi Nath, Late Bansi Ram and Late Durga Prasad from a village Bhagaiya, near Bhagalpur city, were one of the first members of Central Silk Board.Export of Raw Silk for the first time by J.J exporters of Bhagalpur was through these three brothers.
The raw material used in the fabrics like Tassar, Ghicha, Matka, Katiya, Jhuri were made by these three brothers. For this, the production of Silk fabric was done in a very small village of India known as Bhagaiya (Bihar), now situated in Jharkhand. This village has been slowly gaining its popularity for its World Class Silk Production and Quality.
During the year 1985, when Silk was not so famous in Kathmandu Valley; many boutiques, companies, and also Pashm Silk & Cashmere Udyog was pioneered by Mr. Tej Narayan Ram (son of Late Bansi Ram).
What is Pashmina/Cashmere?
Cashmere is the fibre which is also known as pashm or pashmina for its use in the handmade shawls. The founder of the cashmere wool industry is traditionally held to be the 15th century ruler of Kashmir, Zayn-ul-Abidin, who introduced weavers from Central Asia.
Cashmere shawls have been manufactured in Nepal for hundreds of years. The test for a quality pashmina is its warmth and feel. The fibre, cashmere is derived from mountain goats. Today, however, the word “Pashmina” has been used too liberally and many scarves made from natural or synthetic fiber are sold as pashmina products creating confusion in the market.
Jungle Silk uses the yarn and fiber comes from changthangi or pashmina goat, which is a special breed of goat indigenous to high altitudes of the Altai Mountain Goat of Tibet and Inner Mongolia.
The high Himalayas of Tibet and Mongolia has a harsh, cold climate and in order to survive, the mountain goats have developed exceptionally warm and light fiber which may be slightly coarser and warmer than cashmere fibers obtained from lower region goats. Cold temperature and the climate is very supportive to the pashmina producing types of goat. To survive the freezing environment at 14,000 feet altitude, it grows a unique, incredibly soft pashm (inner coat) six times finer than human hair. As it is only 14-19 microns in diameter.
Our Products
We offer a wide range of textiles, including cashmere, silk, and Qiviut with varieties of Shawls, Stoles, Throws and Blankets.
Jungle Silk uses only the purest raw materials from East and South Asia – silk from Assam, Bengal, Bangalore and Jharkhand, and cashmere fibers from Inner Mongolia and Tibet.
To guarantee that only the longest and finest fibers end up in our products, each lots of fiber we purchase is lab tested to ensure that our industry-high standards for purity and integrity are met or exceeded. We do not use adulterated or short-fiber cashmere yarns. We use non polluting eco-friendly Swiss dyes.
If properly cared, this will provide decades of comfort.
What Size we make. (With Custom according to client demand)
Our standard sizes are:
WEAVE KNITTING (custom sizes)
Scarf (small) 12 x 60" SWEATER
Scarf (large) 18 x 78" HEAD WARMER (CAPS)
Stole 28” x 80" SCARVES Shawl 36” x 80"/90”
Throw 52” x 80”/90"
Blanket 60” x 90"
Woven Fabric Patterns, Ply and Counts
All of our products are made in Handloom and Hand Knitting machines.
We weave in: Basket, Twill, Diamond and Herringbone and many more designs.
Knitting's are done in Hand knitting Machines with different Gauge
Basket: This weave is very simple and widely used. It is made from multiple horizontal strands weaved over multiple vertical strands, the criss-cross method.
Twill: In a twill weave, each weft or filling yarn floats across the warp yarns in a progression of interlacing to the right or left, forming a distinct diagonal line. A float is the portion of a yarn that crosses over two or more yarns from the opposite direction. A twill weave is the one of the standard weave that can be made on a fairly simple handloom.
Herringbone: This design consists of two or more rows of short parallel strokes slanting in alternate directions to form a series of parallel V's or zig zags.
Diamond: By the combination of horizontal zigzag twill and vertical twill, diamond design is made. It is symmetrical on its both axis and the repeat size of warp and weft are equal.
Ply: It means number of strands used for the weaving a shawl.
We use both 1ply, 2 ply, 3 ply, 4 ply and so on as demanded by the customer. \ A 2 ply yarn is where two pashmina strands have been loosely twisted together. A two-ply item is, therefore, warmer and thicker. Thickness keeps on increasing when the ply is increased.
We use 2/1 ply, 2/2 ply, 4/2 ply, 4/4 ply and so on.
Count: Count is a numerical value, which express the coarseness or fineness (diameter) of the yarn and also indicate the relationship between length and weight (the mass per unit length or the length per unit mass)of that yarn. Therefore, the concept of yarn count has been introduced which specifies a certain ratio of length to weight.
If the weight of the fibre is 1 gram, then the length will be 100 meters. So the count number will be 1/100 (1 indicates the ply and 100 indicates the count).
Different counts used by us are: 1/100, 2/100, 1/54, 2/60, 1/28, 2/28 etc.
Cashmere Handling
Good pashmina care is essential to ensuring yours remains in good condition. With proper care, your pashmina will last a lifetime.
Wearing your pashmina:
Pashmina fabric is extremely delicate. Good pashmina care means ensuring that your pashmina does not come in contact with sharp metal jewelry or belts, which may snag the fabric. You should also pay attention to handbag straps, backpacks and any rough surface which may rub against the fabric and cause damage.
Pilling is when little balls appear on the surface of the fabric, and is caused by friction. When pilling occurs, you can pull or carefully cut off the pills.
Washing your pashmina:
Some recommend you dry clean your pashmina, but that is not strictly necessary. Remember that dry cleaning is a recent innovation, while pashmina fabrics have been in use since at least the 15th century. However, dry cleaning will not harm your pashmina.
Do not use a washing machine, because your pashmina fabric is delicate and machine washing will weaken the fibers and may cause damage.
You can safely wash your pashmina by hand in cold or lukewarm water with a gentle baby shampoo, or herbal shampoo. Do not use regular soaps or detergents, which are alkaline and may damage the fabric because it contains the same proteins like your hair.
Start by adding the shampoo to the water and agitate to ensure that it is dissolved completely. You may also whisk up the water to create a rich lather.
Wash the fabric gently by hand. Be especially careful with hand-tied tassels (if your pashmina has them).
When finished, thoroughly rinse the fabric and then roll it in a towel to remove excess moisture. Don't twist or wring the fabric.
Lay your pashmina out flat to dry. Don't leave it in direct sunlight. Don't use a machine dryer.
Removing Wrinkles
If your pashmina is wrinkled, you can steam or iron it on a cool setting, provided you place a piece of cloth between the fabric and the iron. For best results the fabric should be slightly damp.
Storing your pashmina
Store your pashmina in a watertight container, away from direct sunlight. It's a good pashmina care practice to clean your fabric before storage, as time will give any stains an chance to fix.
If you keep your pashmina in a drawer or closet, you need to protect it from moths. Mothballs may leave an unpleasant smell. A good alternative is a satchel filled with dried mint, rosemary, lavender, thyme and cloves. Not only does this repel moths, but it gives your pashmina and clothes a sweet, natural smell.
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