Cashmere doesn't come from a sheep like you may think, but from the cashmere goat. These goats are found across the Himalayas where temperatures can drop to -30°C and their freezing cold habitat ...
The local Albas cashmere goat is a world-renowned breed that produces cashmere with an average fineness of 14.6 to 15.5 microns. In the international market, this breed has earned the nicknames ...
The main culprit is the country's estimated 27 million cashmere goats, which are farmed for their highly-prized wool. Unlike the country's 31 million sheep, the goats dig out and eat the roots of ...
Here's how cashmere is made. This prized material stems from the cashmere goat and is also almost three times more insulating than sheep wool. These goats can be found across the Himalayas ...