Cashmere Coat Sweater

Cashmere Coat Sweater

Cashmere Coat Sweater

Luxury animal fibers used in textiles including both yarns and fabrics come from a variety of fiber producing animals. The Kashmir or Cashmere goat and the family of camelids are the source of popular, good quality fibers, sharing many qualities with that of the Angora rabbit and goat.

Kashmir or Cashmere Goat

Cashmere is thought of as a luxury fiber. It comes from the undercoat of the Kashmir goat and other Central Asian 'down goats'. The outer coat of the Kashmir goat is coarse, and therefore this has to be separated from the down prior to processing. Cashmere fiber is easily damaged during processing, which is why it is often seen in natural colors and not bleached and dyed.