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Cashmere yarn is provided by goats, specifically from the cashmere goat. The soft and luxurious yarn is known for its warmth and softness, making it a popular choice for clothing and accessories.
Mohair comes from Angora goats and cashmere is produced by cashmere goats.
Cashmere goats produce cashmere and Angoras produce mohair.Cashmere goats
Cashmere is a type of wool. Cashmere fibre is collected from cashmere goats. Worsted yarn is the tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool. So a tightly twisted cashmere yarn is called worsted cashmere. Just as a caution in case you are buying cashmere. There is a wool act which describes what type of wool is marked as cashmere. Look at RELATED LINKS SECTION for some interesting links which are worth reading about the topic.
Cashmere scarves are scarves made of a certain fabric. This fabric is obtained from cashmere goats by spinning the hair into yarn and dying it into the different colors needed.
Fibre from goats (cashmere and mohair) is spun into yarn to make clothing.
form_title= Cascade Yarns form_header= Make beautiful handmade items with Cascade Yarns. What type of yarn do you want?*= _ [50] Do you want multi-colored yarn?*= () Yes () No Do you want cashmere yarn?*= () Yes () No What will you be using the yarn for?*= _ [50]
Yes. At least more expensive than other yarns of similar weights and lengths.
Debbie Bliss is a knitwear company which specialize in baby and children's yarn. "Baby Cashmerino" is a yarn designed especially for baby and children's clothes which uses cashmere and merino.
D.M.M = Dyed Metric Measurement. Means yarn count being measured after dying yarn. Cheers - Trevin Alles
Animal fibers used for yarn include: sheep's wool, llama, alpaca, goat (mohair and cashmere), rabbit (angora), moths (silk), buffalo, bison, camel, and even dog and cat hair (called chiengora).