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UNIQUE QUALITIES of MOHAIR YARN - Wicking: Quality that promotes beautiful and even absorption of dyes. Mohair readily absorbs moisture from handling or humid climate conditions that will alter the overall weight.
- Highly Lustrous: Smooth, natural characteristic resulting from widely spaced microscopic platelets on each strand providing a greater uninterrupted surface area to reflect light.
- Fine Handle: Cool, silky quality. Mohair does not cling together in direct opposition to wool, which has a raised outer cuticle layer along each strand (also known as 'hooks').
- 'Halo' Quality: Adding to the luxury, it is also responsible for the yarn to suffer from shedding. This is one of the reasons for blending with wool.
- Blending: Mohair can be spun into yarn without the blending of wool because of the strength, firmness and overall length of fibers.
- Luxury Fibers: Cashmere, Alpaca, Vicuna, Quiviet, Angora (rabbit) and Possum all suffer from shedding. Some fibers cannot be spun without the addition of the binding quality of the cuticle layer of wool.
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