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Cashmere FAQ
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In Cashmere FAQ, we answered some of the most frequently
asked questions such as: What is cashmere? Why is the price difference
so big between the "same 100% cashmere sweaters"? How to choose, clean and
store cashmere sweaters? |
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What is cashmere?
Cashmere is fine wool under the long coarse hair of goats living in
Northwest China, Mongolia, Nepal and Siberia. Goats living in the
other countries only have short hair and do not have cashmere at all.
China produces and supplies more than 70% of the total amount of the
world's cashmere. In a word, goats are all over the world, but only
goats in some cold regions have cashmere. |
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Where produces the finest cashmere?
According to a research by a British Fiber Institution, the world's
finest cashmere is produced exclusively in the region between 105-115
degrees longitude and 35-45 degrees parallels ( Ningxia and a small part of
Inner Mongolia adjacent to Ningxia, northwest China.). Cashmere fineness
produced in this region is only 14 -16.8 microns. All our raw materials are
produced in this region. In contrast, cashmere produced in other Chinese
regions,
Mongolia and other countries is courser. |
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Why is cashmere so "expensive"?
Cashmere is the highest class of all natural fibers. It's warmer, softer,
light weighted than all the natural fibers. Besides, a goat only produce
about 50 grams washed cashmere annually. A piece of women's sweater usually
has a weight of 150 grams - 300 grams, that's the cashmere from 3-6 goats. A
piece of men's sweater usually weighs about 250-450 grams, that's the
cashmere from 5-9 goats! Furthermore, the production process is complicated,
any sweater needs more than 20 processes of production, expensive special
equipment and a lot of manpower. Fortunately, China has increased the
production of goats and abundant inexpensive and experienced manpower in
China has greatly reduced the cost of production, now the price of cashmere
sweaters is almost as low as woolen sweaters.
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In Internet, the price difference of "same 100% cashmere
sweaters" is very big, ranging from $50 to $$300+, why is the price
difference so big? What is the reason of "inexpensive"? What is the reason
of "expensive"?
Some cashmere sweaters are "inexpensive" because:
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The manufacturer uses coarser
cashmere. In the raw material market, the price difference between high
quality cashmere ( fineness under 16.8 micron, fiber length above 32mm made
in upper and middle reaches of Yellow River in China) and coarser cashmere
is very big, the price of the latter is 2/3 or even 1/2 of the former.
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Some manufacturers even mixed some other fibers in the cashmere
such as sheep's wool, camel cashmere or even chemical fibers.
Some of the "100% cashmere sweaters" are made of 100% sheep's wool and
no cashmere at all. In the raw material market, the price difference
between pure cashmere and finest sheep's wool is 10 times. so, a piece of
$40 "100% cashmere sweater" made of fine sheep's wool may be very
expensive as compared to a $70-$100 pure cashmere sweater. If the
retail prices is extraordinary low, then you have to consider the
possibility of the purity and fineness of the cashmere.
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The manufacturer uses one ply yarn instead of two ply yarn that we
usually use. The total weight of cashmere is reduced, so the cost of
production and selling price are reduced. However, sweaters of one ply yarn
is far less strong than two ply yarn, because two-ply yarn twisted the two
thread of one-ply yarn together and thus much more stronger.
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The design and
weight are another important factor of the price. Some of the designs are
complicated and a skillful worker can only make one piece per day. While
for the simple designs 10 pieces could be made by the same skillful
worker. Besides, some cashmere sweaters made of 4 ply or higher yarn, the
sweater is very heavy, thus the price is higher.
Some cashmere
sweaters are more expensive because:
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If everything is the same,
the brand name usually causes the biggest price difference which is
the major reason for sweaters selling above $200.
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With or without "middleman"
is another reason of the price difference. This website is a outlet center
of the world's leading cashmere manufacturer, that is why our brand new
supreme quality cashmere products sell at lower price.
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What is the
quality of your sweaters sold in this website?
All the products
in our website are made of 100 pure cashmere with a fineness under 16.8
micron. You can compare our cashmere products with those sweaters from any
expensive department stores. Since we manufacture for almost all the important and famous brands
all over the world, we have high taste of good designs. Our brand is one of the 3 most famous Chinese brands. Our
discounted cashmere sweaters are among the lowest price of the same supreme quality.
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Why do you sell your cashmere at a discount price? Is it because of:
the quality problems of cashmere? Second hand products?
The reason that we sell our cashmere products is:
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We are the factory
online outlet of the world's leading cashmere manufacturer. We
sell from manufacturer directly to consumers.
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Our aim to set up
this online store is to help our customers to get what they want
with the most competitive price. The other reason is that we want
to introduce our brand as one of " High Quality, Very Good
Design with the Most Competitive Price".
As far as the quality of cashmere, you can rest assured that our
products is among the highest quality in the market. You can compare
our cashmere products with any from expensive department stores. If
you are not totally satisfied with the quality, design, sizes and
colors, you can return it at any time within one months without any
questioning. |
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How to choose cashmere
sweaters?
Generally speaking, the best
cashmere sweaters are those with highest quality and lowest possible price.
The first thing you choose is the quality of cashmere. Then, you choose the
weight, cashmere is traded in grams, so the weight is very important factor
to decide the price. After that, yarn count and plies. The bigger the
number, the thinner the yarn will be. Any cashmere machines can make thick
yarn, but only the long fiber can make fine yarn. In the market, most of the
cashmere sweaters are made with 2 ply yarn, it is much more stronger than
one ply yarn because it twisted two pieces of one ply yarn together,
Style, color and size is a
personal choice. |
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How to clean cashmere sweaters?
The best way we suggest is dry cleaning.
You can also hand washing. The key point is to clean it with soft soap,
clean it gently with hand and rinse it thoroughly. After
cleaning, put the sweater on top of the towels, roll it over with the
towel. After washing and drying, do not hang it because the weight of the
water will stretch the sweater and make it deformed. Just keep it flat on a
table surface and wait it dry up naturally. To prevent discoloring and
deform, avoid using bleached detergent and put it in the dryer. |
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How to store cashmere?
Hang up your cashmere sweaters or put it in the closet after cleaning and
make sure to put some anti-moss natural drugs with the sweaters.
The best way to store your cashmere sweaters is to use the vacuum plastic
bag which is now available in all the department stores. Do not forget to
put the natural anti moss drugs inside the drugs.
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