Other materials
Mohair tops
Mohair is usually a silk-like fabric or yarn made from the hair of the Angora goat.Both durable and resilient, mohair is notable for its high luster and sheen,[2] which has helped gain it the nickname the "Diamond Fiber",[3] and is often used in fiber blends to add these qualities to a textile. Mohair takes dye exceptionally well. Mohair is warm in winter as it has excellent insulating properties, while remaining cool in summer due to its moisture wicking properties. It is
Alpaca tops
Alpaca fiber is the natural fiber harvested from an alpaca. It is light or heavy in weight, depending on how it is spun. It is a soft, durable, luxurious and silky natural fiber. While similar to sheep’s wool, it is warmer, not prickly, and has no lanolin, which makes it hypoallergenic.Alpaca is naturally water-repellent and difficult to ignite. Alpaca fiber is made into various products, from very simple and inexpensive garments made by the indigenous communities to
Goat wool
Goats produces long, curling, lustrous locks of hair. The entire body of the goat is covered with hair and there are no guard hairs. The locks constantly grow to four inches or more in length. Angora crossbreeds have been created to produce mohair and/or cashgora on a smaller, easier-to-manage animal. The wool is shorn twice a year, with an average yield of about 4.5 kg . Most goats have softer insulating hairs nearer the skin, and longer guard hairs on the surface. The
Sheep wool
Wool is produced by follicles which are small cells located in the skin. These follicles are located in the upper layer of the skin called the”epidermis”and push down into the second skin layer called the dermis as the wool fibers grow. Wool's scaling and crimp make it easier to spin the fleece by helping the individual fibers attach to each other, so they stay together. Because of the crimp, wool fabrics have greater bulk than other textiles, and they hold air, which causes
Mercerized goat hair
Goats produces long, curling, lustrous locks of hair. The entire body of the goat is covered with hair and there are no guard hairs. The locks constantly grow to four inches or more in length. Angora crossbreeds have been created to produce mohair and/or cashgora on a smaller, easier-to-manage animal. The wool is shorn twice a year, with an average yield of about 4.5 kg . Most goats have softer insulating hairs nearer the skin, and longer guard hairs on the surface. The
Mixed goat wool tops
Goats produces long, curling, lustrous locks of hair. The entire body of the goat is covered with hair and there are no guard hairs. The locks constantly grow to four inches or more in length. Angora crossbreeds have been created to produce mohair and/or cashgora on a smaller, easier-to-manage animal. The wool is shorn twice a year, with an average yield of about 4.5 kg . Most goats have softer insulating hairs nearer the skin, and longer guard hairs on the surface. The