Blue Sky Cashmere
Guides
Reference notes on minimums, lead times, sampling and specification — the questions buyers ask before a first order, answered with the actual figures.
Cashmere fabric by the metre: what's available
Cloth sold on its own runs to a 50 m minimum rather than the 100 kg yarn batch. Categories, lead times, colour limits, and why scarves sit on the line between the two.
OEM, ODM and private label: which one you need
Three terms used interchangeably that mean different things in a contract. How to tell which route fits your specification, what private ...
ReadFibreCamel and yak: the fibres beyond cashmere
Identical in the spinning mill, completely different in the dye house. Camel reaches the full 81-shade card; yak runs to seven colourways...
ReadFibreCombed, not sheared — and what 15–16.5 micron means
How the fibre comes off the animal decides how the garment wears. Combing versus shearing, the measured fibre figures, and exactly what o...
ReadShippingShipping cashmere from a landlocked origin
Mongolia has no port, so FOB and CIF cannot apply. What Ex Works Ulaanbaatar covers, why everything moves by air, and what documentation ...
ReadSourcingKnitting gauges: 3GG, 5GG, 7GG, 12GG, 16GG — what each is for
We knit at five gauges and no values in between. What each is suited to, why gauge rather than yarn count is how you move weight, and how...
ReadSpecificationCashmere yarn counts explained: what Nm 26/2 means
Our cashmere is spun two-ply at Nm 26/2 — the knitting count every garment runs on — and as singles at Nm 14.5/1 and 16/1 for yarn supply...
ReadSamplingWhat cashmere samples cost, and why the fee comes back
All six sample formats with published fees, from a $25 fibre sample to a $125 full colour fan — every one credited back in full against a...
ReadLead TimesHow long cashmere production takes
Production time runs from sample approval, not from the order date. Full lead times by product type, what sampling adds, why June to Octo...
ReadMOQCashmere manufacturing MOQs: what to expect, and why
Minimums depend on whether we already hold your colour: 10 pieces per size in a stocked shade, or 100 kg of yarn — 50 m of fabric for wov...
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