ANGORA FIBER

PRE-QUESTIONS

• Natural or synthetic?

PRE-QUESTIONS

• Plant based or animal based?

PRE-OUESTIONS

• What animal does it come from?

ANGORA RABBIT

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FOUR DISTINCT BREEDS

• English angora
• French angora
• Giant angora
• Satin angora

ANGORA FIBER

• Orginated and first harvested in Turkey
• Fluffy, Soft garment fiber, thin fiber
• Known for silky texture
• Warmer/lighter due to hollow core of fiber
• Mistaken for angora goat (mohair)

DEVELOPMENT

• The fur is plucked or sheared from the back and upper side of the rabbit
• Pluck rabbits 3-4 times a year
• The fiber can then be weaved to produce the material one needs
• The angora fiber is able to produce 8 to 32 ounces of wool per year

FACT ABOUT THIS FIBER

• Colors: white, tan, gray, brown, and black
• 12-16 micrometers in diameters
• Cost as much as $10.00-$16.00 per ounce
• Can be marketed as raw or spun
• Can be dyed

ANGORA IS USUALLY MIXED

• Mixed with fibers like cashmere, silk, etc.
• Usually no more then a 30% ratio
• 100% angora garments are undesirable and have to fine of a texture

ADVANTAGES TO RISING ANGORA RABBITS

• Easy to keep, inexpensive
• Fast to breed in order for production of fiber
• They are a no-kill livestock producer
• They make good profit from fiber

STORE THAT BAND THIS FIBER

• Gap Inc
• Calvin Klein
• Tommy Hilfiger
• H&M
• Esprit

WHAT IS IT USED IN?

• Sweaters
• Suiting
• Knitting yarn
• Felting