What kind of fabric is imitation cashmere?
Imitation cashmere is an imitation of cashmere. It is made from acrylic fiber that is finer than conventional raw materials through a special process. It is also one of the main raw materials for the upgrading of chemical fiber products. So imitation cashmere is essentially chemical fiber and has nothing to do with cashmere.
Judging from the appearance, imitation cashmere has brighter and richer colors than cashmere, and the visual effect is dazzling. Cashmere, on the other hand, is relatively natural, soft in color, and has the unique beauty of animal fibers. The moisture regain of imitation cashmere is only 0-4.5%, the breaking strength of the fiber is higher than that of wool fiber, and it is not moth-eaten, but its elastic recovery rate is lower than that of wool, and its warmth retention is lower than that of pure wool sweater. Imitation cashmere is cheap but easy to pill, so it is suitable for children's clothing. Recently, in the international market, acrylic and nylon blended imitation rabbit hair yarn and modified acrylic fiber imitation mohair yarn, the finished shirts are comparable to natural rabbit hair and mohair clothing.
Imitation cashmere is a chemical fiber product. The fibers are straight and slender without any curl, while cashmere fiber has obvious curl. Imitation cashmere fabric has poor hygroscopicity, so it is easy to generate static electricity during wearing. The breathability is also poor, so the warmth retention is much worse than cashmere.
The unique air layer of cashmere fiber can absorb moisture and has excellent comfort and warmth, which is unmatched by the best polyester fabrics. When you put on pure cashmere, you can immediately feel the integration of the fabric and the body, and it has an obvious skin-friendly feeling, which is called comfort! After the cashmere is burned, the chemical fiber particles become agglomerated and twisted, which is obvious. You can smell the burning smell of cashmere hair, and the burned ashes turn into fine ashes when touched lightly.
Although there is no cashmere, the strength of imitation cashmere is much higher than cashmere, and it also has the elasticity, fluffy curl, and excellent drape effect similar to cashmere, so the feel and appearance can also reach the level of genuine cashmere. Moreover, the price has a great advantage compared to cashmere (generally, the price of imitation cashmere is around 40/catties), so it can be produced in large quantities and is usually made into scarves, shawls, coats, dresses, etc.
Cashmere-like knitwear is constantly subjected to friction during actual wearing and washing, and the fiber ends on its surface will be exposed, and there will be a large amount of plush on the surface, which is called "fluffing". If these hairs cannot fall off in time when you continue to wear them, they will become entangled with each other and be rolled into many spherical particles, which is often called "pilling".