Buy cashmere sweater, beware of buying "fine wool"

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Lightweight, soft cashmere sweaters with good thermal performance are becoming more and more popular among consumers.

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The price of cashmere and its products known as "soft gold" is even more bullish in recent years. There are two or three thousand cashmere sweaters in shopping malls. The online shopping channel may only be two or three hundred, as consumers, how to buy What? The “Weekly Quality Lecture Hall” co-sponsored by the Yangzi Evening News and the Jiangsu Provincial Bureau of Quality Supervision, invited Xu Xiaofeng, Vice Minister of the Provincial Textile Testing Institute Quality Department, and invited her to talk about the tips for purchasing cashmere sweaters. .

Yangzi Evening News reporter Xue Ling

Why is the price of cashmere sweaters high?

Limited production is called "soft gold"

Cashmere sweaters and cashmere fabrics are not only light and soft, smooth and smooth, but also have a good thermal performance, which has been favored by many consumers. Compared with sweaters, the price of cashmere sweaters is obviously higher than that of a large number of cashmere sweaters in the market, and the price has reached two or three thousand dollars. Why is the price of cashmere sweaters so high? The reporter learned from the interview that cashmere refers to cashmere, which is derived from the inner layer of goats living in cold regions, while wool refers to sheep wool, which is fine, lightweight, soft, and has good elasticity and breathability. Warmth. At present, the annual output of cashmere in the world is around 15,000 tons. China's output accounts for more than 60% of the world's total and accounts for the first place in the world. Even though cashmere production is still very limited, the annual cashmere production per goat is only about 200 grams. Therefore, cashmere also got a title of "soft gold".

How to distinguish cashmere wool?

Same thickness 掂 component

Because wool and cashmere are wool fibers, their physical and chemical properties are also very close. Even professionals need to observe the fiber morphology under a microscope to accurately distinguish between wool and cashmere. The most common way for consumers to judge is to burn, but this method can only roughly identify whether the fabric contains chemical fiber components. If the smell of the wool yarn burning is not the taste of burning hair, and the burning ash has a granular lump, then it contains Chemical fiber. However, if there is a burning odor when burning, the residue is black and gray coke, with a finger gently grind on the broken, it does not mean that cashmere, can only prove that the material is animal plush.

Due to the high price of cashmere, many consumers are most worried about buying cashmere sweaters when purchasing cashmere sweaters. So how do consumers identify cashmere sweaters? First look at the logo, the regular brand of cashmere sweaters are marked with cashmere content, marked with 100% cashmere for the pure cashmere sweater, containing cashmere 30% and more for cashmere blended products, cashmere below 30% can not be called cashmere sweater . Second hand touch, cashmere sweater feel soft and smooth, no itchiness. Again than the weight, because the average fineness of cashmere is much lower than the average fineness of wool, the cashmere sweater of the same specifications is much lighter than the sweater.

Is pilling a quality issue?

A small amount of pilling is a normal phenomenon

Why does a thousand dollars a piece of clothes play? Many consumers will find that cashmere sweaters also exhibit pilling when they wear cashmere sweaters and other cashmere products. Therefore, they may question the quality of the products. Xiaofeng Xu told reporters that cashmere products play a normal phenomenon, because the cashmere fiber fineness is small, the fiber length is shorter than the wool, the number of crimp is small, the cohesion in the yarn is small, so easy to play ball after friction. However, the industry standards also require the ball of cashmere sweaters. The qualified cashmere products must not be lower than level 3, that is, pilling is allowed, but serious pilling cannot be performed. The pucking of cashmere sweaters is related to its weaving density. Cashmere sweaters with tight structure are not easy to pill. In addition, the pilling of the cashmere products is relatively easy to remove, and generally does not affect the appearance after the pilling is removed.

Due to the high price of cashmere sweaters, it is recommended that consumers choose the best cashmere sweaters and other cashmere products with higher brand awareness. Since cashmere sweaters are relatively soft, many consumers also like to wear them personally. It is recommended that consumers look at the labels when they are purchasing. Cashmere sweaters and cashmere knit products with a security category of category B can be worn personally. Safety category It is best to wear C-class cashmere products. Also need to remind consumers that cashmere sweaters generally do not shrink, so when buying cashmere sweaters do not blindly greed.

Cashmere sweater wear stress?

Try not to rub against hard objects

When cashmere sweaters are purchased, there are many “don’ts”, and they are equally well-dressed for everyday wear and washing. Xu Xiaofeng reminds consumers that when wearing a cashmere sweater, it is necessary to minimize the friction with hard objects. When the cashmere sweater is worn, the coat's inside is best smooth and soft so as to avoid local friction. In addition, cashmere sweaters do not wear for a long time, the best 10 days or so can be replaced, in order to avoid fiber fatigue.

When cleaning the cashmere sweater, first look at the washing marks on the clothes, and select dry cleaning or washing according to the washing instructions. General cashmere sweater dry cleaning and washing can be, if it is their own hand wash, the best selection of cashmere detergent, gently rubbing in warm water below 40 °C, washing cashmere shirt is best to face outward in order to reduce friction and prevent Pilling. After washing, it can be dehydrated by a washing machine and then dried by a tile to avoid sunlight exposure to prevent fading. If the cashmere shirt washing machine can be machine washed, it can be washed with a washing machine. It is better to coat a cashmere sweater with a laundry bag. The cleaned cashmere sweater is best steamed with a steam iron at 120-140°C to maintain the shape of the clothes and avoid mildew.

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