◇What is cashmere?
Cashmere is a thin layer of fine fleece that grows on the outer epidermis of the goat and covers the root of the goat's coarse hair.
◇What is the difference between cashmere and wool?
Cashmere is different from wool, wool grows on sheep, cashmere only grows on goats. Generally speaking, cashmere refers only to cashmere. Sheep does not have cashmere. Many people call the fine wool on sheep, which is somewhat similar to cashmere, "cashmere", which is actually confusing the concepts of cashmere and wool.
◇What are the characteristics of cashmere?
One is slender, soft and warm. Cashmere is one of the finer types of animal fibers. The fineness of Albas cashmere is generally between 13um and 15.5um, with high natural crimp. It is closely arranged in spinning and weaving, and has good cohesion, so it has good heat retention and is wool. 1.5-2 times. Cashmere fiber has small and smooth scales on the outside, and there is an air layer in the middle of the fiber, so it is light in weight and feels smooth and waxy.
Second, the color is natural and soft. Cashmere fibers are uniform in fineness, low in density, and have regular circular cross-sections. They have strong hygroscopicity, can fully absorb dyes, and are not easy to fade. Compared with other fibers, cashmere has the advantages of natural luster, softness, purity and gorgeousness.
The third is flexibility and elasticity. Because of its large number of crimps, crimp rate and crimp recovery rate, cashmere fiber is suitable for processing into knitted fabrics with a plump, soft and elastic feel. Shrinkage, good shape retention.
◇Where are the main producing areas of cashmere?
The output of cashmere is extremely limited. A cashmere goat produces 50 grams to 80 grams of cashmere per year without plush (net cashmere after removing impurities). On average, the cashmere of every five goats is enough to make a cashmere sweater. Cashmere goats mainly grow in the alpine and semi-desert areas of northern China, Mongolia, Iran, and Afghanistan. The total output of cashmere is only about 10,000 tons, accounting for 0.2% of the total animal fiber. my country's cashmere output accounts for 60% of the total output, and Inner Mongolia's output accounts for 60% of the country's total. Especially in the Albas region of western Inner Mongolia, the cashmere is good in quality, long in length and fine in fineness, and is highly regarded as a good cashmere at home and abroad. (Cashmere), in 1985 won the Italian Zigner Fluff Production Award.
◇What product is silk and cashmere?
Silk cashmere is blended with silk and cashmere, which greatly improves the fabric functionality of knitted fashion, so that its products not only retain the soft and high-grade nature of cashmere, but also overcome the shortcomings of cashmere products such as easy shrinkage and easy wrinkling. more comfortable. Silk and cashmere is not only famous for its high softness, strong warmth retention, moisture absorption and breathability, and expensive texture, but its moderate price also greatly increases its own charm and is closer to modern life and value standards. It is popular in the international market in recent years. Fashion new products are especially popular in Western Europe, North America and other places. According to relevant experts, French women who keep up with fashion trends especially like silk and cashmere knitwear, and a considerable amount of silk and cashmere knitwear is exported to France every year in my country.
There are several proportions of silk and cashmere, one is 45% cashmere, 55% silk; the other is 15% cashmere, 85% silk. People can choose according to different seasons and personal preferences, and it is appropriate to wear silk and cashmere clothing in autumn and winter.
◇Blend of cashmere and soybean fiber
The market space for cashmere products is vast, and the limited raw materials seem to make the industry face "extinct". Since the beginning of this year, my country's folks have successfully developed soybean protein fiber, which has given the cashmere industry a feeling of "dark flowers and bright flowers". The raw material of soybean fiber is soybean meal after oil extraction. The raw material source is sufficient and the cost is very low. The price of one ton of soybean fiber is about 1/10 of cashmere. Soybean fiber is known as "artificial cashmere" in the industry because of its good warmth retention, softness and hygroscopicity. The fabric blended with soybean fiber and cashmere not only retains the style of cashmere, but also has high strength, good luster and low price. This year, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shandong have successively built 10,000-ton soybean fiber production lines. If soybean fiber can be widely used in the cashmere industry, the cashmere industry will usher in a new spring.