CASHMERE YARN AND
CROCHETED ITEMS FOR
SALE
CROCHETED ITEMS FOR
SALE
All of these American Cashmere products are 100% Made in Montana. The goats are raised here, well-fed
and happy. The fiber is processed here on the farm, and I spin and crochet all of it here on the farm.
Cashmere comes from a goat with a double coat. The coarse outer guard hairs and the downy undercoat. To get
the cashmere, one has to get it off the goat. That can be done in one of two ways; shearing, or combing. I comb the
hair off when the goats start shedding in the spring. They love it. Then I have to "de-hair" it, which is removing the
outer guard hairs from the soft undercoat. I now have my own dehairing machine! I can dehair anyone's
cashmere, as long as it is an individual fleece. This machine will be used only for cashmere, and nothing
else. See the "cashmere dehairing page for more info.
After that is done, I can then spin it into wonderfully soft yarn and crochet it into luxurious accessories. Small, but
affordable items. Ooohhh so soft!!
Real, top quality Cashmere is an expensive fiber. The demand far exceeds the supply. The goats only produce a
few ounces a year. Usually 3 to 6 ounces of fiber can be recovered from each goat. It takes about an hour to comb a
goat, depending on how thick the coat is. If the timing is just right, it only takes one combing to get all the undercoat.
Usually it takes at least two.
It takes the average goat 6 years to grow enough cashmere to make a sweater!
and happy. The fiber is processed here on the farm, and I spin and crochet all of it here on the farm.
Cashmere comes from a goat with a double coat. The coarse outer guard hairs and the downy undercoat. To get
the cashmere, one has to get it off the goat. That can be done in one of two ways; shearing, or combing. I comb the
hair off when the goats start shedding in the spring. They love it. Then I have to "de-hair" it, which is removing the
outer guard hairs from the soft undercoat. I now have my own dehairing machine! I can dehair anyone's
cashmere, as long as it is an individual fleece. This machine will be used only for cashmere, and nothing
else. See the "cashmere dehairing page for more info.
After that is done, I can then spin it into wonderfully soft yarn and crochet it into luxurious accessories. Small, but
affordable items. Ooohhh so soft!!
Real, top quality Cashmere is an expensive fiber. The demand far exceeds the supply. The goats only produce a
few ounces a year. Usually 3 to 6 ounces of fiber can be recovered from each goat. It takes about an hour to comb a
goat, depending on how thick the coat is. If the timing is just right, it only takes one combing to get all the undercoat.
Usually it takes at least two.
It takes the average goat 6 years to grow enough cashmere to make a sweater!
To order any of these items, please e-mail me at ann@pnfcashmeres.com
Please put " an Order" in the subject line of your email to me. PayPal is the
easiest way to pay for any of these items. You do not have to be a member
to use this service.
My PayPal account is ann@pnfcashmeres.com.
When you get to the paypal page,
click on the "send money" tab at the top, under the Paypal logo. That will
take you to the payment page, then follow the directions. Thank-you!
Please put " an Order" in the subject line of your email to me. PayPal is the
easiest way to pay for any of these items. You do not have to be a member
to use this service.
My PayPal account is ann@pnfcashmeres.com.
When you get to the paypal page,
click on the "send money" tab at the top, under the Paypal logo. That will
take you to the payment page, then follow the directions. Thank-you!
PINE NEEDLE FARM CASHMERES
Please be aware of the inexpensive
cashmere sold in the various box stores!
It comes with a hidden cost. It is
imported from countries where they add
wool and other fibers to the cashmere
and still call it 100% cashmere.
True 100% top quality cashmere is
rare and expensive!!! It will also last a
lifetime with good care.
The cheap cashmere will pill and
become unwearable very quickly. It also
comes from goats that have been eating
on over grazed land and are hungry,
which makes their fiber coarse and
brittle. Remember, you get what you
pay for!!
On the other hand, North American
Cashmere is from happy well-fed goats
that have outstanding fiber! Please buy
American. There are cashmere growers
from coast to coast!
Thank-you!
cashmere sold in the various box stores!
It comes with a hidden cost. It is
imported from countries where they add
wool and other fibers to the cashmere
and still call it 100% cashmere.
True 100% top quality cashmere is
rare and expensive!!! It will also last a
lifetime with good care.
The cheap cashmere will pill and
become unwearable very quickly. It also
comes from goats that have been eating
on over grazed land and are hungry,
which makes their fiber coarse and
brittle. Remember, you get what you
pay for!!
On the other hand, North American
Cashmere is from happy well-fed goats
that have outstanding fiber! Please buy
American. There are cashmere growers
from coast to coast!
Thank-you!
Pashmina is nothing more than the
Indian (India) word for cashmere.
Some marketers are using the word to
describe a silk/cashmere blend, others
a superfine cashmere, and yet others
don't even have any cashmere in it!
So Pashmina is not some exotic
creature, or fiber. Just another word
for cashmere.
Google the Cashmere and Camel Hair
Manufacturer's Institute and read all
kinds of interesting facts about
cashmere and the marketing of it.
Very educational!!
Indian (India) word for cashmere.
Some marketers are using the word to
describe a silk/cashmere blend, others
a superfine cashmere, and yet others
don't even have any cashmere in it!
So Pashmina is not some exotic
creature, or fiber. Just another word
for cashmere.
Google the Cashmere and Camel Hair
Manufacturer's Institute and read all
kinds of interesting facts about
cashmere and the marketing of it.
Very educational!!
"I absolutely love my cashmere hat
and scarf..thanks Ann! They are
both
so beautifully made and fit
perfectly. I go to school in Indiana
so the
winters are pretty brutal, but I was
amazed at how warm they kept me
even though they are so light
weight and stylish. Many of my
friends
have come up to ask me where they
can get one too!"
Melanie, Butler University, Indiana
and scarf..thanks Ann! They are
both
so beautifully made and fit
perfectly. I go to school in Indiana
so the
winters are pretty brutal, but I was
amazed at how warm they kept me
even though they are so light
weight and stylish. Many of my
friends
have come up to ask me where they
can get one too!"
Melanie, Butler University, Indiana
Here is what some of my
customers have to say about Pine
Needle Farm Cashmere.
customers have to say about Pine
Needle Farm Cashmere.
Melanie's Hat
""Kila Cashmere" - Wow. I feel so
fortunate to have found your
exceptional and totally local product.
It has been such a joy knitting the
baby booties and cap from the yarn
you spun and dyed for me. Besides
being luxurious and light, it is so
strong. I can't believe how well it
withstood the strain I put on it in
reworking some serious errors.
I have really appreciated working
with you, Ann. Thank you for being
so accommodating to my specific
requests and for helping me work
out what I needed for my patterns.
I'm spoiled now! " ~ Eileen B.
Kalispell, MT
fortunate to have found your
exceptional and totally local product.
It has been such a joy knitting the
baby booties and cap from the yarn
you spun and dyed for me. Besides
being luxurious and light, it is so
strong. I can't believe how well it
withstood the strain I put on it in
reworking some serious errors.
I have really appreciated working
with you, Ann. Thank you for being
so accommodating to my specific
requests and for helping me work
out what I needed for my patterns.
I'm spoiled now! " ~ Eileen B.
Kalispell, MT
100% American Cashmere. Crocheted
beaded headband and keyhole scarf. Hand
painted and spun. Green, old gold, and navy
blue. Gold beads on the headband on the
outside. You can't feel them when you have
it on your head.
Very soft and luxurious. Will keep you nice
and warm!
$90.00 for the set, Includes shipping!
beaded headband and keyhole scarf. Hand
painted and spun. Green, old gold, and navy
blue. Gold beads on the headband on the
outside. You can't feel them when you have
it on your head.
Very soft and luxurious. Will keep you nice
and warm!
$90.00 for the set, Includes shipping!
Handspun, hand painted, crocheted 100%
American Cashmere wrist warmers. Keep your
wrists toasty warm in style! These are so soft,
you won't want to ever take them off. Colors
may be a shade darker or lighter than shown,
depending on your computer monitor.
$24.00 per pair, includes shipping. There
are two pairs of these.
American Cashmere wrist warmers. Keep your
wrists toasty warm in style! These are so soft,
you won't want to ever take them off. Colors
may be a shade darker or lighter than shown,
depending on your computer monitor.
$24.00 per pair, includes shipping. There
are two pairs of these.
North American Cashmere is a soft and wonderful product. It comes from goats that are well-fed and happy.
The Asian cashmere comes from goats that are often hungry, barely subsisting on sparse vegetation. There
has been some very harsh weather in that part of the world for quite a few years, affecting the land and
animals very adversely. Asian cashmere has a "hunger fineness" which makes it soft, but brittle. Not the top
quality fiber it once was. The land has become over-grazed, the goats hungry, and the herders poor. The
middleman is getting all the profits over there, not the actual raisers of the goats.
The American consumer will benefit the whole world by buying American Cashmere instead of foreign. By
buying "local" you know exactly what you are getting, where it comes from, and you are helping the American
economy. American cashmere goats are healthy, well taken care of animals with exceptional fleece!
The Asian cashmere comes from goats that are often hungry, barely subsisting on sparse vegetation. There
has been some very harsh weather in that part of the world for quite a few years, affecting the land and
animals very adversely. Asian cashmere has a "hunger fineness" which makes it soft, but brittle. Not the top
quality fiber it once was. The land has become over-grazed, the goats hungry, and the herders poor. The
middleman is getting all the profits over there, not the actual raisers of the goats.
The American consumer will benefit the whole world by buying American Cashmere instead of foreign. By
buying "local" you know exactly what you are getting, where it comes from, and you are helping the American
economy. American cashmere goats are healthy, well taken care of animals with exceptional fleece!
Cream colored 1oz bags of prime
cloud, ready to spin. $20.00
includes shipping in the USA.
cloud, ready to spin. $20.00
includes shipping in the USA.
Black with purple highlights crocheted 100% cashmere
scarf. Nice and warm, oh so soft!
50" x 2 1/2". $54.00 includes shipping.
scarf. Nice and warm, oh so soft!
50" x 2 1/2". $54.00 includes shipping.
There will be more wrist
warmers and yarn added
soon. I'm in the process
of spinning and crocheting
some new items!
warmers and yarn added
soon. I'm in the process
of spinning and crocheting
some new items!
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"Ann, I cannot tell you
how much I love
everything. There was
such beautiful detail
in the mitts and cowl. I
love knowing that you
made them by hand
with cashmere from
your own lovely
animals. LOVE. LOVE
them. Thank-you! I
simply abhor all of the
things manufactured
in China and
elsewhere."
Lynn H.
Kalispell, MT
how much I love
everything. There was
such beautiful detail
in the mitts and cowl. I
love knowing that you
made them by hand
with cashmere from
your own lovely
animals. LOVE. LOVE
them. Thank-you! I
simply abhor all of the
things manufactured
in China and
elsewhere."
Lynn H.
Kalispell, MT
This is a blend of 50% Cashmere, 25% Yak,
and 25% silk. The gray is the blend and the
pink is 100% cashmere. Very soft and warm!!
19" x 5" $33.00 includes shipping!
and 25% silk. The gray is the blend and the
pink is 100% cashmere. Very soft and warm!!
19" x 5" $33.00 includes shipping!
Dark Woods triple-wrap cowl. A combination
of natural and dyed 100% cashmere. 4" x
64". Nice and soft, and warm! Shown in the
picture wrapped three times around the neck.
( the white dot is the price tag string)
$74.00 includes shipping! SOLD!
of natural and dyed 100% cashmere. 4" x
64". Nice and soft, and warm! Shown in the
picture wrapped three times around the neck.
( the white dot is the price tag string)
$74.00 includes shipping! SOLD!
Ann, I have been wearing the mitts and cowls long enough now
that I just have to give you some great feedback.
I find your mitts are much warmer AND softer than the foreign
cashmere. The warmth factor is what has me surprised. The mitts
are a fine yarn, yet they are the warmest mitts I have. Same goes
with the cowls. And softer, too, the yarn is softer. I'm absolutely
enchanted!
Peggy M,
Berkeley, CA
that I just have to give you some great feedback.
I find your mitts are much warmer AND softer than the foreign
cashmere. The warmth factor is what has me surprised. The mitts
are a fine yarn, yet they are the warmest mitts I have. Same goes
with the cowls. And softer, too, the yarn is softer. I'm absolutely
enchanted!
Peggy M,
Berkeley, CA