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The Effects of Cashmere Attributes on the Efficiency of Dehairing and Dehaired Cashmere Length

B.A. McGregor

Livestock Systems, Primary Industries Research Victoria, Department of Primary Industries, Attwood, Victoria, 3049, Australia, bmcgregor{at}sub.net.au

K.L. Butler

Biometrics Group, Primary Industries Research Victoria, Department of Primary Industries, Werribee, Victoria, 3030, Australia

This study investigated the effects of raw cashmere attributes on the efficiency of dehairing and on dehaired cashmere length. The results show that the following attributes of raw cashmere were associated with more efficient processing and/or the production of longer cashmere: white color; longer raw cashmere; greater fiber curvature; lower vegetable matter; normal length guard hair; absence of visible cotting. Raw cashmere with a higher cashmere content and higher fiber diameter processed less efficiently than raw cashmere with a lower cashmere content and finer fiber diameter. This work identifies the value of using raw cashmere staple length and cashmere fiber curvature measurements, and shows that the variation explained by known attributes on cashmere processing efficiency was high. These results are applicable to cashmere classing, breeding, processing, and the value of the final product.

Key Words: cashmere • dehairing • fiber diameter • staple length • fiber curvature • color • cashmere yield • processing efficiency

Textile Research Journal, Vol. 78, No. 6, 486-496 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507087679
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