In Scotland you can visit Lunanbay Farm and see Cashmere goats and buy products.
The label, of the merino wool and cashmere scarf. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
Scarf in merino and cashmere. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
I was in St Luke's charity shop in London looking for a brightly coloured scarf, and at the last minute decided to try on this scarf with its subtle colours. In the end I bought this scarf because it felt soft and soothing.
Cashmere is a different spelling of what English-speaking people call Kashmir. The technical term for changing the spelling is Anglicization.
Cashmere is not sheep wool but from a goat. To sum up a long article on Wikipedia, the goat moults in spring, loses the hair it needs to keep warm in winter. You can do machine sheering, or comb it by hand. The tougher hairs are used in brushes and the softer ones for clothing. The goats have been imported to the USA, UK and France in the past but today most of the product and finished articles come from Asia and China.
From an environmental point of view, the bad news is that over-grazing by goats turns the land into desert. This has increased the local temperature by up to four degrees and caused pollution in the air as far away as the USA.
Oates & Morgan and Roger Oates
To sum up the story of the production of the scarf, regarding the manufacturer's and designers' names, Roger Oates and his wife Morgan (surname) met at art school in London and founded a company way back in 1977. After at least one buy out, a new company formed with the Roger Oates name.
My scarf says Made in Mongolia. The latest good news is the latest company with the Oates name is helping to stall and reverse climate change.
Cashmere And Dry Cleaning
My scarf is of pale colour, but the label says dry clean only. When the cost of dry cleaning increased, I stopped buying clothes which said dry clean. Or a part washed them in cold water.
My friend Lynda washed a cashmere scarf and it shrank. You are supposed to be able to restore a shrunken item by wetting it again, with cold water, and stretching it. She says the scarf also lost its vibrant colour.
You can buy farm tours at Lunanbay Farm, in Scotland. Online buy yarn and knitting patterns from Lunanbay Farm in Scotland. They also sell scarves at £95 and £395, socks at £55, and a headband and fingerless gloves. The goats in coats soft toy comes with either a green or blue coat and a lovely smile.
Goat in coat
The soft toy smiling goat in coat is approx 30 cm tall they say, choice of green or blue waistcoat, every one different, plus postage of £3.99 in the UK.
Cashmere in Scotland
https://www.lunanbayfarm.com/
Useful Websites On Cashmere
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