CASHMERE YARN AND
CROCHETED ITEMS FOR
SALE
CROCHETED ITEMS FOR
SALE
All of these cashmere products are 100% Made in Montana. The goats are
raised here, well-fed and happy. The fiber is processed here in the Flathead
Valley, and I spin and crochet everything right here in my living room.
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 hairs from the soft undercoat.
There is a mill that processes animal fleeces in the Flathead Valley now that has
a machine which will de-hair the cashmere. After that is done, I can then spin it
into wonderfully soft yarn and crochet it into luxurious accessories, such as
scarves, wrist warmers, and hats. Small, but affordable items. Ooohhh so soft!!
Cashmere is an expensive fiber. The demand way 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!
raised here, well-fed and happy. The fiber is processed here in the Flathead
Valley, and I spin and crochet everything right here in my living room.
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 hairs from the soft undercoat.
There is a mill that processes animal fleeces in the Flathead Valley now that has
a machine which will de-hair the cashmere. After that is done, I can then spin it
into wonderfully soft yarn and crochet it into luxurious accessories, such as
scarves, wrist warmers, and hats. Small, but affordable items. Ooohhh so soft!!
Cashmere is an expensive fiber. The demand way 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!
Pink scarf with eyelash trim $54.00 50"
long. Hand spun and crocheted.
Live a little!
long. Hand spun and crocheted.
Live a little!
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PINE NEEDLE FARM CASHMERES
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Please beware 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!
2 ounces 246 yds $50.00
This was made into a scarf for a customer.
This was made out of the skein from
above. 2 ounces worth.
above. 2 ounces worth.
Camas Creek Yarn Store at
388 Main street in Kalispell is
carrying some of my cashmere
yarn now. Please go check out the
store, it's pretty amazing! Feel
free to buy some cashmere yarn
while you are there.
388 Main street in Kalispell is
carrying some of my cashmere
yarn now. Please go check out the
store, it's pretty amazing! Feel
free to buy some cashmere yarn
while you are there.
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!!
1.9 ounces, 222 yards. $47.50
Now I've started hand painting my
yarns. What fun! So far they are
turning out pretty good. It's fun to
experiment with all the colors. They
should make really pretty scarves, etc.
yarns. What fun! So far they are
turning out pretty good. It's fun to
experiment with all the colors. They
should make really pretty scarves, etc.
1.8 oz 214 yds $54.00
2.1 oz 301 yds $60.00
2.1 oz 309 yds $60.00
2.2 oz 282 yds $66.00
Taupe and cream scarf. 37" x 2"
Perfect size to double and wrap
around just your neck. $35.00
Perfect size to double and wrap
around just your neck. $35.00
2oz 259 yds $60.00 dark gray/black
beaded wrist warmers $18.00 (they really
are both the same color)
are both the same color)
40" x 3" not including fringe. 1.6oz
$43.00
$43.00
1.9 oz 220 yds %57.00 dark green
color.
color.