Cashmere graded by micron

Arkhangai and Uvs, Mongolia

Comb to buyer

Spring comb to spinning mill.

Cashmere is graded at the wholesaler with no record of the pasture or the herder group, and micron claims are hard to check.

  1. Spring

    Comb

    Goats are combed in spring and the fibre is logged.

  2. Comb house

    Sort

    Fibre is sorted by pasture and herder group.

  3. Comb house

    Measure

    The micron count is taken and written.

  4. Market

    Sell the bale

    The bale is sold with its record code.

Close view of a brown and white goat with an ear tag
Each bale is a record with its herder group, pasture and micron count, and the wholesaler's grade sits beside the herder's own figure.