About Mohair
Mohair comes from the Angora goat, originating in Turkey. It is greyish-white in colour, has
a soft lustre (shine), a medium texture, and is slightly crimped, like wool. It's a very fine,
long fibre, is smooth and cool to the touch. Mohair does not ‘felt' (or matt) as readily as
wool, and is often mixed with wool to reduce felting.
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Common Mohair Fabrics
100% mohair and mohair/wool mix.
Recommended Uses
Lightweight suiting, knitting yarns and knitwear, and pile rugs.
Properties
Mohair is actually a heavy fibre, but the fleecy, open fabrics mohair is usually made from
give them impression that it is very light.
Care
Use the recommended soap or laundry powder and rinse well. When washing mohair, DO
NOT RUB IT VIGOROUSLY, or this will felt (or matt) the mohair, causing it to shrink
dramatically. Gently scrunch (DO NOT WRING) excess water out.
Lay mohair garments flat on a towel out of the sun. You must, when laying it flat, press it
into the shape and size you want (as it will dry in this shape). Because mohair is weaker
when wet, it's easy to overstretch or distort the shape of the garment.
Mohair is best ironed slightly damp, using a damp cloth or steam. Always use a press cloth
(a layer of fabric between the iron and the mohair) to prevent a ‘shine' on the fabric. Use a
medium heat.
Bleaching is not recommended unless it is specific ‘wool' bleach.
Mohair dry-cleans well however there is no guarantee it will not shrink.
Store mohair completely dry, making sure it has been dry-cleaned or laundered properly.
You can store mohair in plastic bags and it is recommended to use moth balls or
naphthalene. Air these garments frequently.