The raw materials are usually imported from the high grazing pastures of Ladakh and Leh where yaks, goats , sheeps and angoras are found. The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft ,warm and sleek wool. Angora is usually found in grey, white, black, white and cream colours. Since they have amazing capabilities of high birth rate and death rate, they are bred for about two or more years and then sold off as meat after the wool extraction. Wool is extracted from these rabbits within every 2-3 months. Angora wool is very soft so it is manually spun on the “takli” which is the spindle. Angora shawls are made of wefts of angora fibre and warps of merino wool to make patterns and motifs on the surface.
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