LA County Fair ads---not really OT

And can't you just hear all those people saying "cashmere doesn't come from a cow. It comes from sheep." *snort*

Elizabeth

Now I'm confused. I always thought Cashmere came from Bloomingdale's har de har har

Lucille

Or - a goat!!!!

Cheryl

Yes, dear, that was my point and what the snort was about. Sorry if it was too subtle.

Elizabeth

Actually, there is (supposedly) a breed of sheep called cashmere. I can't find it on the web, but I have seen fleeces and wool labeled as sheep's cashmere.

Cheryl

According to the FTC, cashmere comes from only one source:

far as I can tell, the only people using the term "sheep cashmere" are merchants in China. They are referring to a fiber made from the hairs of the belly of certain sheep and claiming that it is as good as, but cheaper than the fibers from the belly of Kashmir goats. But the very fact that it must be called sheep cashmere should tell you that it's not cashmere.

Elizabeth

I am pretty sure I saw some fleeces locally, but it was last year at a state fair venue.

But it completely true that only goats give cashmere.

Cheryl

Land's End has some pretty nice cashmere things, too! ;)

Joan