Sweaters are the most common clothes in autumn and winter, while woolen sweaters and cashmere sweaters are the most common and have the best thermal effect. Many people are very vague about the concept of woolen sweater and cashmere sweater. They can't distinguish woolen sweater from cashmere sweater. This article introduces the difference between wool sweater and cashmere sweater, and the answer to which is easier to pilling, let's learn about it.
The difference between wool sweater and cashmere sweater
The difference between wool sweater and cashmere sweater is the difference between wool and cashmere, specifically as follows:
1. Warmth retention
The warmth retention of cashmere is 1.5-2 times that of wool, with excellent warmth retention.
2. Shrinkage
Cashmere sweaters do not shrink after washing, while woolen sweaters will encounter serious shrinkage problems after washing.
3. Raw materials
Cashmere sweater is made of cashmere. Cashmere comes from goats. It is a thin layer of fine cashmere growing on the outer skin of goats and covering the root of goat coarse hair. It grows in cold winter, resists wind cold, falls off after warming in spring, and naturally adapts to the climate. It is a rare special animal fiber. Woolen sweaters are made of cotton wool. Cashmere grows only on goats. Sheep have no cashmere.
4. Tactile sensation
Cashmere sweater has the characteristics of soft feel, plump suede, good warmth retention, strong moisture absorption, natural and soft luster, comfortable wearing, etc. it is much lighter than wool fabric of the same thickness, and it is mostly suede style. When in contact with human skin, it can make people feel soft, soft, light, smooth, waxy, warm and cool. Woolen sweater will feel prickly if it directly contacts the skin.
Cashmere sweater is best to wear close to your body, so it can keep you warm better. Woolen sweater is not suitable for personal wear because of its thick fiber and pricking.
5. Grade
From the perspective of grade, cashmere is called soft gold, which is synonymous with luxury, while sweater is an ordinary product.
6. Price
Sweaters are the most popular knitted sweaters. Sweaters are durable and affordable. Cashmere sweater, because the cashmere fiber is thin and short, it is easy to pilling, and its durability is not as good as ordinary cashmere sweater. At the same time, due to the scarcity of cashmere resources, cashmere sweater is expensive.
7. Colour
From the design point of view, cashmere has certain limitations in dyeing, so the color is not as good as sweater.
Which is easier to pilling, wool sweater or cashmere sweater
Cashmere sweaters are easier to pilling.
Cashmere sweater fiber is thinner than wool sweater fiber, and there is pilling phenomenon in wearing, while wool sweater is generally not or lighter.
Therefore, pilling is not necessarily related to poor quality and price. Even expensive cashmere sweaters are easier to pilling than low-priced cashmere sweaters.