shawls, wraps, scarves

Who is bombay lime?

bombay lime sources, imports and sells pashminas in three sizes. Established by Helen Jones and Sarah Meikle in 2003, we are based in Wellington & Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Many of the pashmina products currently available are either poor in material quality or high in price. bombay lime aims to sell quality pashminas at competitive prices.

To ensure that we can offer you the best prices, we have no shop front. Our pashminas are only available to you via the internet or you may see us at fairs around New Zealand.

What is Pashmina?

"Pashmina" is a Persian word derived from the word "pashm", meaning "finest wool fibre". Every summer, Himalayan farmers climb the mountains to comb the fine woolen undercoat from the neck and underbelly of Himalayan mountain pashm goats. These animals live in the region of 12,000-14,000 feet above sea level in temperatures of down to -40°C. For many years, this wool has been used by the weavers in Kashmir (from which the word "cashmere" was derived), the disputed territory between Pakistan and India, to weave into shawls, wraps and scarves.

bombay lime pashmina is a blend of 70% Pashm Cashmere Wool (the crosswise "woof" thread) and 30% Silk (the lengthwise "warp" thread).