Mohair really does take dye very well. Here are a few examples of wool dyed and mohair dyed in the same dye bath. Mohair in the left , Wool on the right. I’ve also found it blends really well with other fibers. Spinning 100% mohair is fun depending preparation can have different results. Mohair top […]
Mohair is fabric or yarn made from the hair or wool(sometimes as it’s called) of the Angora goat. Mohair has scales like wool but they are not fully developed so they don’t felt exactly like wool does. I’ve notice that the stitches in the wool mohair blend are still perceptible. The stitches in the 100% wool blend have disappeared. There can be a […]
Cashmere dyes beautfully. It is a matt coloring as there seems little shine on cashmere. It’s so incredibley soft that I don’t think it matters. Here is what it did when I carded it. I admit I’m pretty new at carding cashmere. I’m doing more research to see if I can card it with other […]
I’ve posted about fiber goat care. So you have fiber how do you process it and what do you do with it? Cashmere goats produce a double fleece that consists of a fine, soft undercoat and much coarser outer coating of hair called guard hair. For the fine under-down to be processed further, it must be de-haired. […]
