What is the difference between Cashmere and Angora goats?
Cashmere goats have a 2 layer coat. Angora goats have a single coat which grows in ringlets. How do you sell your product? I sell it through Craft and Agricultural Shows. How do you sell your goats? I always sell them in pairs as they tend to fret by themselves. Does the fibre from a male goat smell badly? It does smell strongly. We place the hair from a male goat into the bale that holds all the stained and cotted cashmere. After this cashmere is scoured, it is assessed and if it is not okay, it is discarded. When are the goats shorn. They are shorn when they are ready. They are not all shorn at the same time as sheep are. How good a spinner do you have to be to spin cashmere? Cashmere cannot be spun well by an inexperienced spinner. What is the difference between yarn for knitting and crocheting? Knitting yarn is spun clockwise DATES. and plied anti-clockwise. Crochet yarn is spun anti-clockwise and plied clockwise. Who dyes your multi colours? We get that yarn dyed at Fibreworks. Wh
