MOHAIR
Contact : Olivier et Marielle Chautard
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The shearing
It is time to collect what our goats have produced over the last 6 months. Their production of mohair is very important and we shear them twice a year. The lock measures between 12 and 20 cm and an adult goat's fleece weighs from 3 to 4 kg. Olivier shears with the same shearing machine used on sheep, but with a special comb. A goat takes much more time to shear (between 10 and 15 mins against 3 to 5 for a sheep). The kids born last March will also be shorn for the second time and will produce 1,5 kg of the finest and softest mohair. It is called Kid mohair. Once shorn, I sort the mohair. I take out the impurities and according to the fineness of the fleece, I arrange it in corresponding classes. We have 4 to 5 classes of different fineness. The sorting will be refined by an analyst under the microscope to determine the fineness. We will then entrust the mohair to professionals so that it can be washed, combed, spun, put in balls or woven for blankets. Quickly go and see the result ! the shop
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