Hunter, Lawrance2015-11-042015-11-042012-11Hunter, L. 2012. Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres. In: Handbook of Natural Fibres, Volume 1: Types, Properties and Factors Affecting Breeding and Cultivation, pp 196-290. Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, United Kingdomhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/8231Copyright: Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, United KingdomAlthough luxury animal fibres, excluding silk, represent far less than 0.1% of global fibre production, they play a very significant role in the luxury, high value-added end of the market, notably the apparel market, being renowned for their special and mostly unique features, such as comfort and softness. This chapter covers the production, properties, processing and end-uses of the various luxury animal fibres, with the exclusion of silk, with the main focus on the down (undercoat) fibres of those animals with two fibre coats.enLuxury animal fibresMohairCashmereAngora rabbit hairAlpaca hairGuanacoVicunaIlama hairYakCamel hairAnimal hair fibresMohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibresBook ChapterHunter, L. (2012). Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres., <i>Workflow request;10800</i> Woodhead Publishing Limited. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8231Hunter, Lawrance. "Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres" In <i>WORKFLOW REQUEST;10800</i>, n.p.: Woodhead Publishing Limited. 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8231.Hunter L. Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres.. Workflow request;10800. [place unknown]: Woodhead Publishing Limited; 2012. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8231.TY - Book Chapter AU - Hunter, Lawrance AB - Although luxury animal fibres, excluding silk, represent far less than 0.1% of global fibre production, they play a very significant role in the luxury, high value-added end of the market, notably the apparel market, being renowned for their special and mostly unique features, such as comfort and softness. This chapter covers the production, properties, processing and end-uses of the various luxury animal fibres, with the exclusion of silk, with the main focus on the down (undercoat) fibres of those animals with two fibre coats. DA - 2012-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Luxury animal fibres KW - Mohair KW - Cashmere KW - Angora rabbit hair KW - Alpaca hair KW - Guanaco KW - Vicuna KW - Ilama hair KW - Yak KW - Camel hair KW - Animal hair fibres LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 T1 - Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres TI - Mohair, cashmere and other animal hair fibres UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8231 ER -