It’s early November, and “out there,” the Christmas season has already arrived. Commercials depict an idyllic holiday of perfect gift-giving, and big stores are stacked with piles of merchandise. Emails from your favorite shops shout, “Your holiday gift guide is here!” Everywhere you turn, the message is clear: join the frenzy, buy more, do more, HURRY! Don’t get me wrong — I really like giving gifts, especially when finding the perfect gift for someone I love. I also understand that businesses rely on the income from the estimated $1 trillion (yes, trillion!) that U.S. shoppers are expected to spend this holiday season. Most importantly, I know that there are far too many who can't afford or whose situation will not bring the...
Why does purchasing ethically produced, high quality cashmere yarn and finished goods matter?
Supporting an ethical and transparent supply chain for cashmere says that producing goods in a way that honors, values, and protects people, animal, and land matters. It means we reject fast, throw-away fashion that dominates today's clothing industry and instead, purchase items that do good and last, that we can wear and use over and over. Read on to learn about the ethical production of finished cashmere (and camel) goods you can purchase.
Swatching isn't the chore that impedes your start of a knitting project; it's what leads to garment fit, technique mastery, colorwork, skill-building, confidence, and more!
June Cashmere is participating in the Cashmere on Ice contest to help bring awareness of the impact of melting glaciers on fine fiber producing communities. See how you can win prizes for your original design in cashmere, including $150 gift certificate with June Cashmere!
Introducing 100% camel yarn by June Cashmere Meet our new camel yarn Sourced from the desert regions of Central Asia, our 100% DK weight camel yarn is comprised of the downy undercoat of Bactrian camels. After it's scoured, we de-hair the fiber in our facility in Kyrgyzstan before sending it to Yorkshire, England, to be milled into yarn and dyed. The result is a luxurious, soft yarn that shares the properties of cashmere but at a lower price point. Properties of camel yarn Softness Camel down is smooth and soft, comparable to cashmere. In fact, when we soft-launched this new yarn at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, we did a blind touch test with booth attendees to see if...
