Cashmere - how to tell if genuine - see inside :-))

eBay. This stuff is soo soft and silky.

cotton/linen and such but I want to be sure I am telling my

to tell Cashmere from really top quality virgin wool??

Without analysis under a microscope by an expert looking at the fibres, you can't. BUT, go find the softest, most beautifully silky bit of fine lambswool you can: have a really good feel... If it feels harsh and coarse by comparison, it's highly likely that you have cashmere! Enjoy it! :)

Hi Sun,

sorry to say it, but the fire is the best test method. Try to pick just one thread and look how it thaw in fire. The real wool or silk gives a pretty smoke the artificial is totaly black and hard and has a bad smell. I have a big shawl waring it alsmost 6 year every winter here in Holland, it means, wett and windy. It consist from 100 wool and silk. The shop was expensive, but has almost true materials, cotton, wool and silk from India/Pakistan and Egypte. Suzan from Amsterdam/NL

eBay. This stuff is soo soft and silky.

cotton/linen and such but I want to be sure I am telling my

possible to tell Cashmere from really top quality virgin wool??

I thought cashmere was the softer one. If not why is it more expensive? Sandy

No, no - look carefully: If 'it' - the comparison fabric - is harsh by comparison, what you have is cashmere!