Cashmere is a fantastic fabric that is absolutely perfect during the cooler months. Cashmere is a special type of wool that is characterized by fine, soft fibers. It is incredibly soft and provides excellent amounts of warmth for the cooler winter months. Cashmere is most popular as a fabric for sweaters and blankets, but also makes a wonderful addition to wool blends
for things such as gloves and mittens, hats, sleep pants, light jackets, sweatshirts, pillows and slippers. It adds an extra dose of softness and warmth to an otherwise plain wool item, and is a little tougher than plain cashmere. Cashmere is seen as a luxury and the price tag often runs high; thus, a wool blend including cashmere is a more affordable but equally wonderful option to something that is full cashmere. Also beware of full cashmere items, because although they are truly wonderful, my mother and I have found that our cashmere items will get holes much quicker than clothes of other fabrics. Despite this, cashmere is a great, warm fabric to wear during the winter, especially if you need to keep warm.
Cashmere goats - where the wool comes from!
Two beautiful cashmere sweaters - the first, a sweaterdress, looks so comfortable!
Cashmere is surprisingly versatile - when the fabric is made thin it acts much like cotton, only warmer.
Everything you need for relaxing! Cashmere sleep pants and slippers are warm, comfortable and soft.
Cashmere gloves and hat for colder winter days - the hat is too cute!
A warm cashmere scarf - I'd LOVE to throw this around my neck!
A cashmere blanket is cozy and warm for sitting by a fire.
We have this lovely cashmere cable knit blanket at home - it's so warm and cuddly and feels like my favorite sweater!
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