1. Let’s take a look at the tag first

Many garments have “sheep wool” printed on their logos, but “cashmere” is marked on their trademarks. In fact, sheep wool has no connection with cashmere. Cashmere, known as "soft gold", specifically refers to the undercoat produced in goats. The fibers are short and fine. Purely spun cashmere feels plump and smooth. It has won the favor of many consumers with its soft yet tough resilience and noble style. favor. Sheep wool and cashmere are two products with completely different intrinsic qualities. Sheep only produce wool, not cashmere. The so-called "sheep cashmere" is actually ordinary wool.

The way in which ready-made clothes are labeled as “sheep wool” and trademarks are labeled as “cashmere” misleads consumers. For this reason, the National Fiber Inspection Bureau's "Reply on Solving Relevant Issues in the "Cashmere" Fiber Market" clearly stipulates: "Cashmere" is the abbreviation of cashmere fiber. If it is found that "cashmere" products are manufactured and sold with the "cashmere" label, they should be labeled as "cashmere". Treating falsehood as true

2. How to distinguish cashmere from cashmere (fine wool)

There is an obvious 'clicking' sound when the yarn made of sheep wool is broken, which indicates that the strength is very high, while the yarn made of cashmere It is very labor-saving when the yarn is broken, and there is basically no sound. The strength of cashmere is much lower. Breaking the yarn can detect the thickness and curvature of the hair. Cashmere has a very good fineness, usually around 13-15 microns. The curvature is not large but straight but small. The curve of sheep wool is large and dead. If you have a comparison, you will quickly grasp this point. This curvature cannot be grasped at a glance. The wool is cut or scratched from the goat. It is first cleaned to remove odor, loosened, and then combed. (Goat's cashmere is very fine but the hair is very coarse. There is basically no trace of wool in pure cashmere. Goat coarse hair can be used. Brush, very short bad wool can be used as chicken feed), it usually takes more than 20 times to remove the coarse hair. The rest is finished cashmere. The length of special cashmere is 38-40 mm and the thickness is about 13 microns. Of course, the price is also very high. The fineness and softness of cashmere are unmatched by other fibers. This is the real cashmere. Cashmere, only cashmere can be called cashmere. A few people use it to make cashmere quilts, which are extremely soft and warm. (Because cashmere is expensive, making cashmere quilts is very luxurious). . The fineness of cashmere is about 13 microns. If you magnify it 50,000 times, you will find that the surface of cashmere is very smooth, with very few scales in the shape of a bamboo, and the center is hollow and transparent. The amount of yarn used in a cashmere sweater is about 250g-300g, making it extremely comfortable to wear. Moreover, the surface of pure cashmere is floating hair, not dead balls. If there is a small amount of pilling, it does not mean that it is not cashmere. It may be that the cashmere content is relatively low.

Let’s talk about sheep wool (also called fine wool). There are three types of scale covering forms of sheep wool fibers: ring-shaped, tile-shaped, and cracked. The thickness of the scales is generally above 0.5 to 1.0 microns, and the density of the scales is 60 to 150 pieces/mm. Characteristics under the microscope: scales are thick, stacked and staggered, scale edges are warped, and hair shaft uniformity is poor. The price is also very low, usually 10/1 to 15/1 of cashmere. There is a big difference between the curvature of cashmere and sheep's cashmere. In fact, there is no doubt that cashmere is cashmere.

But do you know? The price difference between cashmere and sheep cashmere is 10 times, but they all say that sheep have no cashmere, only fine hair, but do you know where sheep cashmere comes from? Sheep cashmere is a very fine down on sheep. There are many types of cashmere alone (divided by place of origin: cashmere in cold areas is very long and fine; divided by season: spring wool The quality of spring hair is the best because it has gone through the winter and the hair is very thin and long, followed by autumn hair and velvet hair. It is divided by fineness: after zooming in, you will find that the thickness of the hair is not the same. The finer the hair, the more expensive it will be. Divided by color: light flower cashmere is a kind of sheep cashmere that is not very white. It is mainly used to make colored cashmere sweaters and trousers. In China, there is sheep cashmere: the fineness of the cashmere on the lambs produced that year is generally very good. Added to cashmere products) After the wool is cut from the sheep, it is first cleaned to remove oil stains and odors, then it is opened, and a special machine is used to open the wool, then combed, and the wool is combed using a velvet conveyor. After getting rid of the slag (that is, coarse hair), it needs to be processed more than 20 times before it can be considered a finished product. A friend asked what the scum did? The first and second passes are used to make chicken feed for the feed mill. The residue thrown out from the third to 10th passes can be used to make blankets and carpets. The residues thrown out from the 11th to 15th passes can be made into cashmere quilts. The residues from the 15th to 19th passes can be made into cashmere quilts. The wool residue that comes out is basically close to the finished product and can be made into a sweater or a woolen sweater. After more than 20 times of processing, a lot of coarse hair has been removed, leaving only the finest down, which is called sheep wool. It can be used to make cashmere cotton trousers and high-end cashmere quilts. It has a very good thermal insulation effect. One kilogram of sheep wool can have the same thermal insulation effect as 8 kilograms of cotton. Generally, the dosage of 1.8/2.2 for cashmere quilts on the market does not exceed 1.5 Kilograms, a pair of cashmere cotton pants with no more than 0.5 kilograms is enough to survive the winter

Three. The output and purchase price of cashmere and sheep cashmere

The output of cashmere is extremely limited. A cashmere goat produces 50-80 grams of free cashmere (net cashmere after removing impurities) every year. On average, every five goats produce 50-80 grams of cashmere. Just enough cashmere to make an ordinary cashmere sweater. The best ones are 100% pure cashmere, priced at 860 yuan per kilogram, the medium ones with cashmere content of about 95%, priced at 750 yuan per kilogram, and the worst ones with 60% cashmere content, priced at 550 yuan per kilogram. . Because cashmere is rarely produced, very good quality is traded by the gram! Cashmere products mainly include cashmere sweaters, cashmere pants, cashmere skirts, cashmere scarves, etc. From the appearance, it has natural luster, soft and plump feel, soft, light, warm, smooth and elastic characteristics.

The output of sheep cashmere (fine wool) is very high. The annual output of a sheep is about 1,400 grams to 1,800 grams, and the recycling price of sheep cashmere is about 60 yuan per kilogram. Even very fine wool does not cost more than 90 yuan per kilogram. . Sheep cashmere can be processed into woolen or worsted spinning products, such as coats, uniforms, blankets, woolen tweeds, woolen tweeds, woolen sweaters, etc.

Cashmere" and "sheep cashmere" are two products with completely different intrinsic qualities. The price of the former is generally five times that of the latter. You get what you pay for... National standards It is clearly stipulated that the cashmere content of pure cashmere sweaters must reach more than 95%, and consumers should be more vigilant when buying cashmere sweaters.

4. The thermal insulation effect and wearing comfort of cashmere and sheepmere

< p> Since cashmere fiber is shorter and finer than fine wool, it is generally spun into fine wool yarn with a count of 80-120, so its fabric is particularly soft, has good warmth retention and elasticity, and makes people feel particularly comfortable when wearing it. .

Sheep wool is actually wool, but it is a little thinner than ordinary wool. Sheep only produce wool but not velvet, and it will feel itchy when worn next to the body. Compared with cashmere, sheep wool is much less warm.

Five. Identification after washing

High-end cashmere sweaters have undergone special anti-shrinking and anti-moth treatments. They basically do not shrink or lose shape after washing, and are easy to store.

Sheep cashmere (wool) sweaters will definitely shrink after being washed. . Easy to lose shape and deform.

Remind friends: 1. Go to a regular and reputable specialty store or large shopping mall and ask for an invoice so that if any problems arise, it will be easy to solve; 2. Don’t be greedy for small profits, and don’t misunderstand false propaganda. ; 3. Check the label and content. If there is no label, be careful when buying; 4. If consumers find that the label does not match the product when purchasing cashmere products, they can complain to the industrial and commercial department or consumer association.