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FURTHER INFORMATION
What is the difference between cashmere and wool knitwear?
Cashmere comes from the undercoat of goats, while wool comes from the fleece of sheep. Cashmere is finer, softer and lighter, while lambswool has more structure and natural resilience, helping it hold its shape over time. Miella uses both: Italian-spun cashmere and Scottish-spun superfine lambswool.
What is fully fashioned knitwear?
Fully fashioned knitwear is knitted to shape rather than cut from a larger piece of fabric. Each panel is shaped on the machine before being linked together stitch by stitch. The process takes longer, uses yarn more efficiently and allows for a more precise fit and neater seams.
At Miella, our knitwear is fully fashioned and hand-linked by specialist makers in England.
What makes cashmere high quality?
Two things matter most: fibre length and fineness.
Longer fibres spin into stronger, smoother yarn with fewer loose ends at the surface, making the knit less prone to pilling over time. Finer fibres feel softer against the skin.
Miella's cashmere averages just 15.5 microns and is selected for its long, fine fibres.