Cashmere Sweaters Quiz - Answers Revealed
Generally, ___-ply is the finest weave of
cashmere.
The answer is 2-ply.
Although opinions may vary on this subject, a
2-ply weave is generally considered to be the
finest weave. A 1-ply is not the finest and more
than a 2-ply weave would just make the garment
heavier. A 2-ply weave is also the most common
weave nowadays.
True or false. Cashmere is the finest natural
fiber available.
False. There are other
fibers that are even finer than cashmere, which
is based on a thickness of under 19 microns.
Such fibers include Vicuna, which is 13.0
microns thick and Quiviut, which is 12.5 microns
thick. The finest cashmere has a thickness
starting at 12 microns.
True or false. The finest cashmere fiber is
Shashtoosh.
False. The finest
cashmere fiber is Pashimina. The Shashtoosh
fiber comes from an endangered antelope
and has been banned since 1980. The shahtoosh
fiber is only half as fine as cashmere.
Pashimina cashmere is about ___-___ microns
thick.
The answer is 12-14
microns thick. It comes from a short and thin
layer of hair from the Himalayan goats and range
from 12-14 microns thick. The Pashmina fiber
comes from the same type of goat as other
cashmere. However, these goats are believed to
live only in Kashmir and Tibet at heights of
12,000 to 14,000 feet.
True or False. One year of hair growth for
the cashmere goats makes about five sweaters.
False. A cashmere goat
take four years to grow enough fibers to make
one single cashmere sweater. No wonder cashmere
is so expensive!
True or False. There are only 20 different
types of goat that can produce the cashmere
fiber.
False. There are 68
different breeds of goat that has hair to
qualify them as cashmere because their fiber
diameter is under 19 microns thick. |
