What is goat hair and how to process it?
What is goat hair?
Goat hair is a natural fiber obtained from the hair of goats, particularly those from breeds like the Cashmere and Mohair goats. The hair is highly valued for its softness, resilience, and unique properties, making it ideal for various applications, especially in the production of brushes, textiles, and luxury items.
The two main types of goat hair are Cashmere and Mohair. Cashmere comes from the undercoat of the Cashmere goat, renowned for its exceptional softness and warmth, often used in high-end fabrics and garments. Mohair, sourced from the Angora goat, is known for its durability, luster, and silky texture, commonly used in both fashion and industrial products like upholstery and fine brushes.
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How to process goat hair: step-by-step guide
1. Raw Material Selection: The wool is carefully sorted into categories such as colored wool and white wool to ensure suitability for different applications.
- Wool sourced from the Taihang Mountain region in Hebei is finer in texture, making it ideal for crafting brushes, though its supply is limited.
- Wool from Xinjiang is characterized by its bright white color, coarser texture, excellent elasticity, and resilience, making it a preferred choice for high-quality products. The wool length can reach up to 152mm, with pricing directly proportional to the length—the longer the wool, the higher the price.
2. Boiling Process: The wool is boiled for 6 hours to remove impurities and soften the fibers, preparing it for further processing.
3. Mechanical Combing: Advanced machinery is used to comb the wool, removing residual impurities and aligning the fibers.
4. Manual Single-End Alignment: Workers manually straighten one end of the wool, ensuring uniformity and alignment.
5. Manual Double-End Alignment: The other end of the wool is then aligned by hand, achieving consistency across the entire bundle.
6. Manual Sorting of Loose Wool: Loose fibers are carefully combed and sorted manually, then bundled for easier handling in subsequent steps.
7. Fine Manual Combing: The wool undergoes fine combing by hand and is sorted into uniform bundles (circles) based on quality and appearance.
8. Length Cutting: Finally, the wool is cut to specified lengths according to customer requirements, ensuring precise sizing for the finished product.
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Yangzhou Jingdu Brush Co., Ltd. has over 30 years of experience in producing natural hog bristles and related products and 15 years in manufacturing brush filaments. The company is highly experienced and has perfected its manufacturing processes in all aspects of brush bristle production.
