Cashmere is the fine, fluffy, soft underfleece produced by selected breeds of goats. Its name comes from Kashmir, a historical region currently divided between India, Pakistan and China. To collect it, a manual combing of the coat is performed during the moulting season, which takes place in spring. Production averages between 100 and 200 grams of fine hair per adult animal.
Cashmere is by definition a wavy and opaque fiber, with a diameter between 14 and 18 microns (much finer than Merinos wool, the finest of sheep's wool, 24 microns), with an insulating power 10 times that of wool.
The regenerated cashmere wool yarn is produced through a mechanical process developed in Prato (Italy) centuries ago. Its composition is 95% regenerated cashmere and 5% regenerated wool.
The cashmere used to be regenerated can have two origins: it can come from old clothing or from industrial surpluses.
In both cases, the old knits and remnants are selected by color and then reduced to the fiber state through a carding process.
Spinning and coloring: The material obtained is then spun again, obtaining an already colored product which drastically reduces the consumption of water. In some cases it can be re-dyed to get more vibrant colors.
