The difference between wool and cashmere

Cashmere is a thin layer of fine cashmere that grows in the outer skin of the goat and covers the root of the goat's coarse hair. it is a rare special animal fiber, which is called wool from the sheep. wool is called wool even if it is very fine in the industry, but not cashmere. Of course, it can also be called fine wool. Let's take a look at the difference between wool and cashmere.

Identification of true and false wool

When wool products burn, they smoke and blister and burn at the same time, accompanied by the stench of burning hair, ash, glossy black brittleness. Acrylic products burn slowly while melting, the flame is white, bright and powerful, slightly black smoke, fishy smell, gray is white ball-shaped, crisp and fragile. Nylon products melt while slowly burning, burning slightly white smoke, small flame blue, celery flavor, and light brown lump, not easy to crush.

What are the characteristics of cashmere?

1. Soft: cashmere fiber is much finer than wool, and the outer scales are finer and smoother, so they are light in weight, soft and tough. When worn close to the body, it is light, soft, soft, slippery and very comfortable, which can not be matched by any fiber. Cashmere is the closest animal fiber found to human skin, and it does not irritate the skin after wearing it.

2. Warmth: cashmere is a thin and curved fiber, which contains a lot of air and forms an air layer, which can prevent the attack of external cold air. Because it is very fine, it is closely arranged in the process of spinning and weaving, so even in the ice and snow, the warmth of cashmere will make you love.

The difference between wool and cashmere

The main results are as follows: 1. the scale arrangement of wool is tighter and thicker than that of cashmere, and its collapsibility is greater than that of cashmere. Cashmere fiber has small and smooth scales, and there is an air layer in the middle of the fiber, so it is light in weight and feels slippery and waxy.

2. The crimp degree of wool is smaller than that of cashmere, and the crimp number, curl curvature and crimp recovery rate of cashmere fiber are larger, which is suitable for processing into knitwear with plump, soft and elastic feel, comfortable and natural to wear, and has good reductive properties, especially in the aspects of no shrinkage after washing, good shape retention and so on.

3. The leather content of cashmere is higher than that of wool, and the rigidity of cashmere fiber is better than that of wool, that is, cashmere is softer than wool.

4. The fineness irregularity of cashmere is smaller than that of wool, and the appearance quality of cashmere products is better than that of wool.

5. The fineness of cashmere fiber is uniform, its density is smaller than that of wool, the cross section is regular and round, and its products are lighter and thinner than wool products.

6. Cashmere has better hygroscopicity than wool, can fully absorb dyes, is not easy to fade, high moisture regain and high resistance.

7. The acid and alkali resistance of wool is better than that of cashmere, and the damage of wool is less than that of cashmere when exposed to oxidizer and reducing agent.

8. Generally speaking, the pilling resistance of wool products is better than that of cashmere products, but the felting shrinkage is larger.

The difference between cashmere sweater, woolen sweater and woolen sweater

1. Cashmere sweater: cashmere sweater is a product made of wool yarn spun from cashmere. Because cashmere fiber is shorter than fine wool and thinner than fine wool, it is generally spun into 80-120 fine wool yarn, so its fabric is very soft, has good warmth and elasticity, and makes people feel very comfortable to wear. After adding a small amount of nylon, the cashmere sweater is more wear-resistant.

2. Woolen sweaters: woolen sweaters are made of knitted wool. Knitting yarn is made of pure wool and pure acrylic fiber, which is made up of two single yarns. The raw material is fine wool, and the spun wool is fine and soft, with good quality, which is difficult to distinguish from cashmere sweaters, and may even be mistaken for cashmere sweaters.

3. Sweater: a sweater is a woolen knitwear made of fine wool and thick wool. The wool used in fine wool is finer, while the wool fiber in thick wool is thicker. No matter fine wool or coarse wool, the raw materials are wool products of ordinary sheep. In addition, there are pure acrylic fiber or wool acrylic blended yarn woven into sweater clothing, but also has a sense of wool, bright and beautiful.