mohair yarn
Gina Moolman
MOHAIR YARNS
A LUXURIOUS AND VERSATILE PRODUCT
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ohair is a luxury natural fibre, exceptionally versatile, and can be blended with a variety of other natural or synthetic fibres. ‘Mohair is still as popular as ever and our collection of rich loop and brushed mohair yarns of different thicknesses, textures and blends is still highly sought after’, says Gina Moolman, Head of SAMIL Yarn Sales Division. ‘These are all offered to clients in dyed or undyed form supplied on cones, hank/skein or in ball form’.
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Despite the challenges being faced by the Mohair Industry in terms of the ongoing drought in the Karoo regions of South Africa where the Angora goats are farmed, as well as the world wide COVID-19 pandemic, there is still an unceasing demand for highclass mohair yarns. ‘We operate to high industry standards and use only the best mohair top processed at our own combing facility in the Eastern Cape. We may be far from our
main customer base in Europe and China but we take pride not only in our product quality but just as importantly, our dedication to providing the best service in terms of meeting or exceeding customer expectations in terms of delivery’, she says. SAMIL spinning produces yarns in a variety of blends. ‘We are not limited to being only spinners of mohair. We consider ourselves as a spinner of the Noble Fibres such as mohair, wool, silk, alpaca,
