AlI About Cashmere
How to Distinguish Cashmere Fibre Quality?
15 Mar,2024
It depends on the fibre length and fineness. The longer the fibre length, the better - longer fibres will reduce the volume of pilling as shorter fibres more easily loosen from the surface of the piece. Cashmere fibres are very fine - with an average diameter from 14.5 - 18.5 microns.
Why Cashmere is the Warmest Fibre?
15 Mar,2024
Capra Hircus goats (cashmere goats), native to Inner Mongolia, are acclimatised to the harsh, extremely cold winters they live through. To protect from temperatures as low as -30°C, the goats grow a very soft, fine and smooth downy hair below their long and relatively coarse hair. As temperatures rise in the Spring, herders carefully hand-comb the goats to collect the fine fibres, which would otherwise shed naturally.
What does “GAUGE” mean for cashmere knitting?
15 Mar,2024
Gauge is simply how many needled(pins) are in a one-inch space. For example, a typical cashmere sweater is 12 gauge, meaning there are 12 needles arranged per inch.
What does “PLY” of cashmere yarn mean?
15 Mar,2024
Ply is the number of cashmere threads twisted together to make the yarn.
What does 2/26nm, 2/36nm, 2/48nm mean for Cashmere Yarn?
15 Mar,2024
Cashmere yarn is made by arranging textile cashmere fibers in parallel and twisted.
How Cashmere Sweaters are Knitted?
15 Mar,2024
Once the yarn has reached the knitting factory, it will be knitted into the various pieces that comprise a sweater. This process takes place on new German knitting machines.
15 Mar,2024
Different knit structures are formed by different needle actions. Combination of gauge, yarn and knit structure can produce endless varieties of knitwear. Below are a few most classic knitting patterns.