Cashmere is a wonderful cloth that comes with great insulation but wears very lightly, making it a popular choice of clothing. It’s an expensive piece of clothing too, mostly because of its manufacturing process and the care that it needs to maintain its great look and feel. Cashmere is extremely soft and very comfortable, with the fibres coming from Cashmere and certain kinds of goats, usually the fur coming from around  the neck. There are certain periods of time during the year when goats actually shed their fur, which is when cashmere is collected and then sent to be processed. Continue reading →

Remember dolly the sheep. The superstar of cloning brought into our world of genetic artistry on 5th July 1996, was the worlds first sheep and maybe more significantly the worlds first mammal to be cloned. Well things have come along way since replicating an army of identical sheep.

Scientists in Kasmirs, Sher-i-Kashmir University have cloned a………………. goat, called “NOORI”. In fact this is not any old goat but a rare Cashmere goat indigenous to the Himalayan regain of Kashmir. The scientists aim ultimately lies in the ability to genetically create a cashmere wool producing behemoth. Continue reading →

What is behind our Cashmere blankets?

Well as we’ve discussed prior in this blog there are a number of wonderful species of cashmere goat that can contribute to your cashmere blanket. So in respect to the goats of the world I have made these little videos brodcasting the shear beauty and excellence of not only the cashmere blanket but also the cashmere goat.

There is nothing more romantic than a night under the stars with incredibly beautiful cashmere blankets. Picture yourself in the crisp night air, sharing an amazingly warm and plush cashmere blanket with your sweetheart by a beautifully blazing fire. Feel the magical feeling of cashmere blankets enveloping your skin with an elegant and indescribable softness as it snuggles you with its delicate fibers of light-weight goodness. Continue reading →

 

Cashmere wool is a wonderful fabric that gives all the comfort you could ever want. Then, there is alpaca wool, which is also a great fabric that can give you a great comfortable experience. The differences each of these fabrics have is subtle yet important. Continue reading →

 

There is something very special about cashmere blankets that separate these incredible linens from all the rest. If you have never had the very desirable pleasure of wrapping yourself in a fabulously soft cashmere blanket, you might not know what you have been missing. Continue reading →

Cashmere is one of the most beautiful fabrics in the world. Having a regular upkeep of your 100% cashmere blanket will help you keep it looking clean and fabulous all the time.

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Having that perfect picnic can involve many of your favourite items on the menu. Such items to have on your picnic can include a cooler, drinks, snacks, food and of course blankets. One of the main features of a perfect picnic is the blankets. You can consider cashmere blankets as one of your must haves for that perfect picnic. Continue reading →

Well the short answer is the average resulting material per goat per year is roughly 150 grams. In terms of cashmere blankets we find that one goat will provide enough wool for approximately 0.2 cashmere blankets per year. (assuming the average cashmere blanket weighs roughly 600g)
In fact a study of KwaZulu-Natal’s goat population – which ranks the 3rd largest in the East African cape – suggests and average yield of 0.1 cashmere blanket per goat. Or simply it takes 10 goats to produce 1 cashmere blanket.
this goes some way to explaining the luxurious price generally associated with cashmere blankets. Continue reading →

Ever wondered how a cashmere blanket is made?

If you wander down the local high street during your lunch break you are often presented with a large number of products from all over the world. One of these, the cashmere blanket, I find always prompts images of sitting wrapped up, head to tow in cashmere blankets. You could be sat next to a fire place in a cosy highland cottage in the depths of winter. The origins of the wool that makes cashmere blankets however start in an entirely different region of the world Continue reading →