Comments on: Ka$hmere? http://www.threefatesfiber.net/blog/2008/10/08/kahmere/ The Moirae Knit Too Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:45:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Joanne http://www.threefatesfiber.net/blog/2008/10/08/kahmere/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Joanne Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:03:25 +0000 http://www.threefatesfiber.net/blog/2008/10/08/kahmere/#comment-1149 First, thanks for your lovely comment on my blog. I'm grateful for any healing thoughts in the direction of my little nephew and his mom right now. As for cashmere, there are some great cashmere producers in the US, particularly in Colorado and Maine. If you are a spinner or a knitter, you can buy cashmere produced in a sustainable way in the US. Regarding cashmere I buy...I buy so little as to not make it a big issue. I do own some commercially produced cashmere sweaters..maybe 4 or 5 total, bought over 5-10 years. I've bought them from TJ Maxx, at major discounts, often at the end of a season. While I don't believe in fueling the demand for something that is environmentally unsustainable, once the fiber's been harvested, the thing doesn't sell at the outrageous prices and the profit hasn't really been made...I don't think the out of fashion stuff should end up thrown away. Certainly buying cashmere at a secondhand shop would also be an ethical option. Just my thoughts. I hear you though on this. I'd say that non-organic cotton is probably a bigger concern though environmentally. First, thanks for your lovely comment on my blog. I’m grateful for any healing thoughts in the direction of my little nephew and his mom right now.

As for cashmere, there are some great cashmere producers in the US, particularly in Colorado and Maine. If you are a spinner or a knitter, you can buy cashmere produced in a sustainable way in the US. Regarding cashmere I buy…I buy so little as to not make it a big issue. I do own some commercially produced cashmere sweaters..maybe 4 or 5 total, bought over 5-10 years. I’ve bought them from TJ Maxx, at major discounts, often at the end of a season. While I don’t believe in fueling the demand for something that is environmentally unsustainable, once the fiber’s been harvested, the thing doesn’t sell at the outrageous prices and the profit hasn’t really been made…I don’t think the out of fashion stuff should end up thrown away. Certainly buying cashmere at a secondhand shop would also be an ethical option. Just my thoughts. I hear you though on this. I’d say that non-organic cotton is probably a bigger concern though environmentally.

]]> By: jessie http://www.threefatesfiber.net/blog/2008/10/08/kahmere/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 jessie Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:07:42 +0000 http://www.threefatesfiber.net/blog/2008/10/08/kahmere/#comment-1148 I don't buy cashmere, especially now that it's commercially available (in clothing) for next to nothing. I suspect the only cashmere I would consider buying would be extremely expensive, and then I wouldn't be able to afford it. I don’t buy cashmere, especially now that it’s commercially available (in clothing) for next to nothing. I suspect the only cashmere I would consider buying would be extremely expensive, and then I wouldn’t be able to afford it.

]]> By: Terri http://www.threefatesfiber.net/blog/2008/10/08/kahmere/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Terri Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:44:39 +0000 http://www.threefatesfiber.net/blog/2008/10/08/kahmere/#comment-1142 I stopped buying cashmere a couple of years ago after I read about the envirnmental impact we were creating. All becasue westerners wanted affordable cashmere. Go ahead, give it up, it won't hurt a bit. I stopped buying cashmere a couple of years ago after I read about the envirnmental impact we were creating. All becasue westerners wanted affordable cashmere. Go ahead, give it up, it won’t hurt a bit.

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