Mohair comes from Angora goats and cashmere is produced by cashmere goats.
Cashmere goats produce cashmere and Angoras produce mohair.Cashmere goats
Cashmere goats produce cashemer and Angora goats produce mohair which can both be spun into yarn.
Rowan Soft Lux yarn; This yarn consists of fuzzy strands, wrapped in a single ply of gold metallic thread this is used for making jackets, RYC's "Soft Tweed" is a soft, fuzzy yarn used for making blankets and skirts.
soft silk yarn is strong as comparable thread of steel
If the pattern specifies to buy xx number of balls (or skeins), it should also give the yarn name. For example, it might say 3 skeins of Red Heart Soft but not give the ounces. Then you might look up Red Heart Soft online. Find out how many ounces in a skein, and then multiple 3 x that number. If you want to buy a different yarn, in the same weight class, you would know how many ounces to buy.
Presumably light-weight, soft yarn suitable for making gloves.
Fibre from goats (cashmere and mohair) is spun into yarn to make clothing.
Just like sheep, the wool of an alpaca can be used to make really soft yarn.
Caron Yarn is a company that supplies yarn for needle crafts and latch hooking. They sell yarn and supplies under several brand names including Simply Soft, Natura, Tulip, and WonderArt.
The term ring spun means that the yarn was spun with a ring device. The handle has a soft touch to it. It results in the yarn being soft and very durable and strong.
Another name for a hank of yarn would be a skein of yarn.
No. A special breed of Himalayan goat sheds its hair every year. This hair is made into the finest, most expensive type of yarn known to us as Cashmere.The goats have been grown commercially with great success, and they are brushed during their shedding season to collect the wool. It is still the same fine quality, but it much more abundant today than it was in the past.This is a renewable product and does not harm the goat in any way.