Sampling Kit · BSC

Cashmere, in your hands.

Evaluate our yarn, fabric, and finished garments in your own studio before committing a single piece to bulk production.

Why physical samples

Cashmere does not photograph. It is felt.

No swatch on a screen captures what 15.5–16.5 micron Mongolian cashmere does in the hand. Sampling exists for one reason — to put the actual fibre, yarn, and finished construction in front of your buying team before any commitment is made. Our guide explains what every sample format costs and why the fee comes back.

The Kit · Six Formats

Choose what to specimen.

Each format is sampled at production-grade quality — what you receive is what comes off the floor in bulk. Add as many or as few as your evaluation needs.

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Garment Sample

Garment Sample

Finished piece · production-grade

A finished sweater, scarf, or accessory from our existing range — or a custom prototype built to your tech pack.

  • Quantity
    1 piece
  • Lead time
    Instant from stock · 3–4 wks custom · +1–2 wks per revision
  • Sample fee
    from $80 / piece

    • Sample fee credited back in full once you place a production order above the production minimum for your product — 100 kg of yarn, or 50 m of fabric.

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    Yarn Swatch

    Yarn Swatch

    Cashmere 2-ply and singles · sheep wool singles · camel & yak either

    Yarn swatches in your specified material, count, ply, and colour for in-house knitting trials and tension testing. Larger cone quantities are quoted on request.

  • Quantity
    100 g
  • Lead time
    Instant from stock · custom colours shown as swatches
  • Sample fee
    $50 / 100 g

    • Every production count — cashmere Nm 26/2, 14.5/1, 16/1; sheep wool Nm 12/1, 14.5/1, 16/1; camel and yak Nm 12/1, 14.5/1, 16/1, 22/2.

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    Fabric Swatches

    Fabric Swatches

    Knitted or woven · multiple gauges

    10 × 10 cm swatches across various gauges, structures, and compositions — jersey, rib, cable, jacquard, pointelle.

  • Quantity
    Up to 6 swatches
  • Lead time
    Instant from stock · +10 days for a custom colour
  • Sample fee
    $20 / swatch

    • Custom blends and finishings available on request.

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    Colour Card

    Colour Card

    81 standard shades · real dyed cashmere

    Physical reference fan with all 81 standard colourways — actual dyed cashmere, not a printed simulation.

  • Quantity
    1 fan · 81 chips
  • Lead time
    Digital instant · physical fan ~2 weeks
  • Sample fee
    $125 / fan

    • Reissued each season; previous editions remain colour-stable.

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    Technician adding dye by dropper to match a lab-dip shade in our colour lab

    Lab Dips

    Custom Pantone-matched dye

    Custom dye samples for colour approval before committing to bulk dyeing. On a production order, lab dips are included — we iterate until the colour is right. A standalone lab dip without an order is priced per shade.

  • Quantity
    1 yarn loop per shade
  • Lead time
    ~10 days per round
  • Sample fee
    $75 / shade · included with orders

    • Match accuracy verified against Pantone TPG.

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    Fibre Samples

    Fibre Samples

    Raw + processed · cashmere, camel, sheep wool, yak

    Pre-spinning fibre tufts at every processing stage — for fibre-level quality, micron, and length assessment.

  • Quantity
    20 g per fibre type
  • Lead time
    Instant from stock · 2–3 wks to source
  • Sample fee
    $25 / sample

    • Includes micron and staple-length test certificate.

    How it moves

    From basket to doormat.

    Day 0

    Browse & add

    Tap "Add to samples" on the Colour Card, any yarn or fabric page, or the Product Range. Items accumulate in a floating basket as you navigate.

    Day 0

    Submit request

    Review your basket and submit once with your company details and shipping address. Everything in one request — no back-and-forth.

    Day 2

    Quote & ship

    We confirm availability, sample fees, and turnaround within two working days. Approve and we pull from stock or produce, then ship with tracking.

    Wk 2 – 4

    Evaluate & order

    Assess in your studio. Place a production order above the production minimum for your product — 100 kg of yarn, or 50 m of fabric and we credit the sample fees back in full — or iterate further on custom samples.

    Before you request

    What to have ready.

    The more you send with your request, the faster and closer the first sample comes back. None of it is required to start — but each one sharpens the result.

    1. A reference or tech pack

      For a custom piece, send measurements, construction notes and a target weight. For something from our existing range, the style reference is enough — a sketch, a photo, or a garment to work back from.

    2. Colour direction

      Choose from the 81 standard colourways on our Colour Card, or send a Pantone TCX or TPX reference — or a physical swatch — for a custom match. Custom colours are lab-dipped for your approval before bulk.

    3. Material and specification

      The fibre — cashmere, sheep wool, camel, yak or a blend — plus yarn count, ply and knit gauge if you have them. If you don't, tell us the hand and weight you're after and we'll recommend.

    4. Quantities and sizing

      Which sizes to sample, and the production volume you're planning toward. It shapes what we recommend, and it tells us whether your colour sits in stock or needs a 100 kg dye lot.

    Not sure on the specifics? Start with whatever you have — our design team fills the gaps during sampling.

    Build your sample basket.

    Open the Colour Card, any yarn or fabric page, or the Product Range. Tap "Add to samples" on anything you want to evaluate, then submit your basket when ready.