Not All Cashmere Is Created Equal

The lengthy, coarse guard hair is then usually clipped from the animal and is commonly used for brushes, interfacings and different non-apparel uses. Animals in Iran, Afghanistan, New Zealand, and Australia are sometimes shorn of their fleece, leading to a better coarse hair content material and lower pure cashmere yield. The course of takes up …

Sky Cashmere

Wool For instance, Ternaux’s herd was seen in 1823 by C.T.Tower of Weald Hall, Essex, England. Also, a number of of Ternaux’s goats were purchased for a model farm at Grignon, close to Versailles, run by M. Polonceau crossbred the cashmeres with Angora goats to improve the down for spinning and weaving. This Cashmere-Angora herd …