Fine hairs
Noble Hairs:
The term "noble hairs" comes from the English language. Especially from the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century, the noble hair market was primarily dominated by English raw material suppliers. The textile center was Bradford.
In contrast to wool, noble hairs have scale edges that are only about half as high. This makes noble hairs feel somewhat smoother, assuming the same fineness, and they generally have a higher luster than wool.
Noble hairs are generally significantly more expensive than wool and have specific properties regarding luster, heat retention, fineness, style, and different haptic qualities. Virgin wool or sheep's wool is not referred to as noble hair.
Strictly speaking, the term "wool" or "wool blanket" should only be used for blankets made from wool or virgin wool.
Noble hairs refer to the following animal hairs, for example; the term "wool" should not be used here:
- Cashmere
- Camel hair
- Alpaca
- Yak
- Silk
- Cashgora
- Mohair
- Vicuña
- Angora
- Llama
