Silk, Mohair, Cashmere and Other Luxury Fibres

R R Franck (Edited by)

9781855735408, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 29 October 2001

264 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.56 kg

"The great appeal of this book is that it provides valuable information to those with a professional, or even occasional, interest in the fiber industry." --Wild Fibers Magazine

Although none of the luxury fibres, including silk, is produced in large quantities, their particular and unique qualities of fineness, softness, warmth and pleasurable handle mean that they occupy a very important place in the luxury apparel and fine furnishing trades.

This book covers all aspects of the growth, physical characteristics, production, marketing and consumption of silk, mohair, cashmere, camelhair, Alpaca, Llama, Vicuna, Guanaco, Yak and Musk Ox fibres. The image of these fabrics is of course all important and the book describes in detail those rare occasions when a lower priced and lower quality version of a luxury fibre has damaged its overall reputation. Some natural fibres covered here including spider silk are also increasingly finding applications within the technical textiles sector where their high performance thermal properties and bio-mimetic qualities in particular, are very useful.

This is an essential reference for all those involved in any part of the luxury fibre trade.

Silk
Mohair
Cashmere, camel hair and other hair fibres. Appendices: International trade rules for raw silk and other products of silk
Spider silk
Composition of mohair fibres and of amino acids
Mohair yarn spinning and properties
Mohair fibre and fabric properties
Mohair dyeing and finishing
Mohair product list
Rules for the use of the mohair trade mark (label)
Scotland and China and cashmere trade
Quality assessment of goat hair for textile use
Luxury flame retardant fabrics for aircraft applications.

Subject Areas: Plastics & polymers technology [TDCP], Production & quality control management [KJMV5]