Philosophy

YASBÏS OFFERS SOME OF THE FINEST HAND-WOVEN PASHMINA CASHMERE SCARVES AND BLANKETS.

YASBÏS STANDS FOR TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP, FOR BEAUTY AND TRUE QUALITY THAT IS IN HARMONY WITH NATURE AND MAN.

WE PLACE THE GREATEST VALUE ON A FAIR COOPERATION WITH THE LOCAL POPULATION AND AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION.

WE FEEL THAT OUR SCARVES BRING REAL VALUE AND DIFFERENCE TO OUR INCREASINGLY MASS PRODUCED WORLD. THEY ARE STATEMENT PIECES WHOSE RESULT IS TIMELESS ELEGANCE TO LAST YOU FOR YEARS.

100% HANDMADE

ALL OUR SCARVES ARE MADE OF 100% FINEST CASHMERE YARNS AND ARE HANDCRAFTED ON TRADITIONAL LOOMS IN KASHMIR, NORTH INDIA. THIS CRAFTSMANSHIP HAS EXISTED FOR CENTURIES AND IS PASSED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION AND FAMILY TO FAMILY.

THE PRODUCTION TIME FOR A SINGLE SCARF TAKES IN AVERAGE 5 WEEKS. EMBROIDERED PIECES, DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY AND RICHNESS OF THE EMBROIDERY, CAN TAKE UP TO 12 MONTHS OR LONGER.

IT IS OUR VISION TO HELP PROTECT AND SUPPORT THIS TRADITIONAL HANDCRAFT AND ITS ARTISANS AND SAVE IT FROM EXTINCTION.

100% NATURAL

CASHMERE IS ONE OF NATURES FINEST AND SOFTEST FIBRES. IT COMES FROM THE ‘CAPRA HIRCUS' GOAT AND IS 100% ORGANIC.

THE COLORANTS USED ARE EITHER ISO/AZO FREE (NO CHEMICALS) OR PURELY PLANT-BASED.

100% SUSTAINABLE

CASHMERE IS 100% SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED.

CASHMERE GOATS LIVE MAINLY IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL ASIA. THROUGH CAREFUL COMBING OF THEIR HAIR, ONLY 100GRAMS OF THIS IS COLLECTED OF THE REQUIRED SUB-HAIR PER GOAT EACH YEAR ENSURING THAT THE ANIMALS DO NOT COME HERE TO HARM.

OUR BUSINESS PAPER AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR PACKAGING IS 100% RECYCLED.