Dyeing
Dyeing
The dyes and all other required textile agents (detergent for pre-treatment, dye fixing for lasting colour, and other finishing agents such as flame retardants optical brighteners, softeners and reactive dyes) used in our production have been supplied by Huntsman Advanced Materials (Switzerland) GmbH and certified by GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), Oeko-Tex Standard 100 - LANSOL®, and EU-Ecolabel. The use of dyes, under these standards, are ecological choices that does not intentionally introduce any substances onto the treated textiles which could be subsequently released in amounts above the limits specified in Oeko-Tex Standard 100 classes I – IV or in the environmental criteria specified by the Eco-label for textile products.
Undyed processed cashmere. Cashmere naturally comes in a number of beautiful natural shades such as the one above.
Inside our colourlab our colour experts mix the dyes to achieve vibrant colours.
The cashmere is dyed before being spun into yarn.
Pure cashmere does occure in natural white (not optic white). However, in Mongolia white goats are not nearly as common as brown goats.
Different natural shades can be dyed with the same colour for different results.
The dyed cashmere is then spun into different plies (thicknesses) of yarn.