Scottish Cashmere Club
Integrity & Quality
In 1998, the leading manufacturers in knitwear, weaving and yarn spinning, came together to establish the Scottish Cashmere Club, to protect the future of Scottish Cashmere; its heritage, craftsmanship, integrity, and the people who make beautiful pieces from a precious commodity – made to be valued. The best Cashmere is precious indeed. It comes from the soft under-fleece of the Cashmere goat living on the windblown and desolate steppes of China and Mongolia. These barren and freezing conditions create the finest Cashmere fibre. One Cashmere goat produces between 125 and 300 grams of fleece, combed out every spring by nomadic herdsmen. It takes the under-fleece of one goat to make a scarf, two to make a woman’s sweater, three for a man’s sweater and around 24 for an overcoat. Only the members of the Scottish Cashmere Club can use the Scottish Cashmere Club branding and trademark, a unique global marque guaranteeing exceptional quality in Cashmere fibre and production. Yarn spun from lesser quality fibre is weaker and can result in garments pilling with wear and losing shape. Garments carrying the Scottish Cashmere Club trademark are made to last much longer than a season.
