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Angora wool: A fluffy warmth

Angora wool: A fluff y warmt h The immensely soft, knitting wool fiber, renowned for its fluffiness and warmth is not produced by any goat, sheep or yak, the finished fabric provided to us comes all the way from a most pleasant and peacefull animal, a Rabbit . Known by the name Angora Rabbit is famous worldwide for the production of Angora Wool used to make sweaters, scarves and many more winter wears. The luxurious, shiny, lightweight and comfortable characteristics possessed makes it worth loving. Loft and floting feel of angora wool For the production, the fur of the Angora Rabbit is harvested by shearing, combing or pulling out the hair from different parts of body. The fiber is basically 10-13 microns in diameter which makes it impossible to spun the pure angora wool fabric, thus the later is mixed with other soft fibers like cashmere (a wool type) or lambswool . The hollowness of the fiber provides it the loft and floating feel. Warmth and softness of Angora wool The histor...