Interview with Lars Olav Eik in Dagbladet May 27
Evy JørgensenFra fjellgeit til luksusplagg (from the Norwegian mountain goat to a luxury garment)
Lars Olav Eik has been inteviewed by Dagbladet, May 27 (paper version only).
"Today, little is supplied by the Kashmir Province India, from which the goat's name is derived", he says. The majority of the supply of cashmere for our garment production comes from the Northern China and Mongolia. In recent years, breeders in many countries have started production of this type of goats. New Zealand for example has been producing cashmere for more than a decade. In Norway we have about 1,000 animals.
The cashmere products of this area first attracted the attention of Europeans in the early 1800's when queen Victoria ordered her first cashmere wool garments. The diameter (measured in microns) of the fiber must be under 19 microns to be labeled cashmere. The wool doesn't make your skin itchy. It is very soft, warm and long wearing, and garments made of cashmere are prized for their unique feel.
By the quality of the wool the Norwegian mountain goat is compatible, while the quantity is not acceptable for cashemere manufacturing, and needs improvement. Some of the Scottish cashmere brands are renowned for their extremely high quality. One cashemere goat will produce wool for one sweater during its lifetime.
(translation: Evy)
Updated: 31.05.06
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