Specialty textile fibers are those that are harvested uniquely, such as natural fibers, making them prized fibers in the world. They are popularly used for producing luxury fashion fabric materials. Unfortunately, while you can easily find cotton buyers and Top Textile Companies in India in the market, it is hard to find customers for specialty textile fibers. That’s why DMI is associated with the cream of Specialty textile fibers buyers and suppliers worldwide to make your trading easy, convenient, and exclusive. We trade the following specialty fibers across the world.
Alpaca Fiber
Alpaca is a natural fiber and one of the costliest and rare fibers in the textile market. It is harvested from the hair of Alpaca camels (Llama-like animals), native to South America. There are two types of Alpaca breeds, Huacaya and Suri, that produce different types of fiber.
Alpaca fleece is five times warmer and stronger than sheep’s wool. In addition, the shorter diameter of each fiber hair makes the wool extraordinarily soft and durable. As a result, it is termed a luxury fashion product where the yarn is primarily used for fashioning hand-knitted winter wear.
Alpaca wool can be spun and dyed and is an excellent material for felting and weaving winter garments like scarves.
Alpaca wool is available in 22 natural shades. They are mainly exported to Europe, Australia, and the USA.
Characteristics and Advantages:
Alpaca doesn’t contain lanolin, and hence it is naturally hypoallergic. This also improves its sturdiness and makes it less likely to pill.
While it is warmer than sheep wool, it doesn’t have the same itchy surface. Instead, Alpaca fiber has an incredibly soft and silky sheen.
Additionally, the wool has an incredibly low water retention rate, making it naturally water resistant.
Alpaca fiber is extremely warm and lightweight, thanks to the air pockets within the fiber that trap and retain heat without getting heavy.
Cashmere Fiber
Cashmere is one of the softest and most precious wool that top textile companies in India trade. The fleece is harvested from Pashmina and Cashmere goats, native to Kashmir in India. It has great insulating properties and fine, delicate fiber that almost feels like silk.
Since Cashmere fibers are pretty thin and delicate, they are often paired with other types of wool to increase their weight.
Cashmere grows best during winter and produces two types of fiber – soft undercoat and rough overcoat. The undercoat is what becomes the luxurious wool. While Cashmere was primarily found in India, large populations are found in China, Mongolia, and Iran.
Cashmere has a complex production and manufacturing process; therefore, it is one of the most expensive wool forms. In fact, it takes four to five goat’s fleece to make one sweater.
Characteristics and Usage of Cashmere
Cashmere is a highly prized fabric for sweaters, scarves, and shawls. Cashmere wool has outstanding softness, similar to Mohair fiber harvested from the Angora rabbit. The yarn is luxurious and can be used to create highly dense but thick fabric. However, it is not as insulative as Alpaca or Sheep’s wool but soft and sheen enough to wear directly next to the skin.
China is the top exporter of Cashmere today, and textile companies in India are one of the leading importers, followed by the USA and Europe.
Different types of Cashmere fabrics are Pashmina wool, Cashmere wool, Grad A, Grade B, and Grade C cashmere wool.
Cashmere fabrics are used for various fashion products, including intricate dresses, formal wear, luxury garments, and winter wear, such as sweaters, shawls, gloves, socks, scarves, and cardigans, as well as a couch, chairs, and beds.
Like cotton suppliers and buyers , we are also associated with cashmere fiber traders worldwide.
Mohair Fabric
Mohair is a versatile, high-end natural fleece fiber used to make many things, from sweaters and accessories to rugs and upholsteries. It is also called the Diamond fiber because it lends a certain luster to the final product when blended with other textiles like Merino or Alpaca.
Mohair fabric is farmed from Angora goat. It is available in different varieties and diameters. The thinner fibers are harvested from younger goats and used for making garments. In comparison, the older goats produce coarser fibers and are ideal for creating carpets, draperies, outerwear, and upholsteries.
Since the production process is tedious, Mohair is costlier than sheep’s wool and is a luxury textile product.
Mohair is one of the oldest woolen fibers in the world, with early traces found in the Tibetan mountains. Currently, South Africa is Mohair’s largest harvester and exporter, and many textile companies in India, Argentina, and the USA export Mohair through DMI.
Characteristics, Uses, and Benefits of Mohair
Mohair’s characteristics are similar to that of silk –shiny, elegant, and lustrous, making it a deluxe and royal textile. It is stronger than similar-sized steel and also durable.
Like Alpaca, Mohair wool dyes well and is therefore used widely for creating colorful fashion garments, more than its fellow wools. It is also an excellent insulator, lightweight, and warm.
As Mohair fleece is non-itchy, they are considered good for people with sensitive skin. And because of the fiber’s structure, it doesn’t crease. And due to the same reasons, it cannot be felted. Mohair doesn’t have scales, the cells that twine together to form felts.
And finally, like most specialty wool fibers, Mohair is water and flame resistant.
Mohair is commonly used for making fake fur as it can mimic other fur animals’ qualities, home décor and furnishings, expensive, high-end doll wigs, and knitting and crocheting. It is often mixed with other fibers, such as silk, merino, and sheep wool, to create lengths of yarn.
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