shawls are produced by two techniques, loom woven or kani shawls and the needle embroidered or sozni shawls. the basic fabric is of the three types-shah tush, pashmina and raffal pashmina shawl pashmina is unmistakable for its softness. pashmina yarn is spun from hair of ibex found at 14, 000 ft above sea level. it is on pashmina shawls that kashmir's most exquisite embroidery is worked.