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Are you a fiber arts fanatic? Do you need a
supply of goat mohair that will not become course as the goat ages or cashmere
fine fiber? Then Pygora and Pycazz fiber is the fiber for you. Do you love fiber
merchandise but do not
want to make your own? Then check out our handmade needle felted items.
4 Lazy J Fiber spun into yarn by one of
our customers in Southeast Oklahoma.
The grey is from a Pygora and the white
is from a Pycazz.
- Fiber
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Pygora goats will have one of three types
of fiber. Each type has its own characteristics.
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- Type "A"
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type) A long, lustrous fiber up to 6 inches long, hanging in long, curly
locks. The hair coat is not obvious on a type "A" animal. This fiber is very
fine mohair. Some type "A", "F1" Pygoras are single coated. These animals
must be shorn.
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- Type "B"
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(Blend type) A blend of the Pygmy
goat undercoat which is cashmere and the Angora mohair. It is between 3 and
6 inches long, and it has a nice crimp (curl). The second coat is usually
obscured by the type "B" fleeces that is 3 to 6 inches long. Type "B" can
either be lustrous (shiny), or have a matte (dull) finish. This fleece type
is the most common, and these goats may be shorn, combed, or plucked.
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- Type "C"
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(Cashmere type) A very fine fiber,
with no luster, and length of 1 to 3 inches. The hair coat looks very coarse
in comparison to the two types above. Type "C" can be acceptable commercial
cashmere. These goats may be shorn or combed or plucked.
Do you have to harvest the
fleece? Yes, and no. True Type "A" animals must be shorn. Types "B" and "C"
will shed out (blow) their fleeces in the spring if the fiber is not
removed. All types will matt if left too long on the animal.
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- Pycazz goats also
have three types of fiber.
1)
Resembles Pygora Type B/C with fewer guard hairs, continual growth, and
performs as Cashmere. Mature fiber of this type should be between 2.5 and 3.5
inches long at the least. Micron reports establish the micron count of
these fibers under 18.5 microns and a 100% comfort factor.
2) Closer
to the Pygora Type A with a micron count between 15 and 20 but very
rarely over 19. This type performs between Cashmere and Pygora with the length
of the fiber being between 3.5 and 4.5 inches long. This type is usually white
in color with or without sheen.
3) The
third Type C is simply Cashmere with continual growth. The first micron
testing on the Type C was no higher than Cashmere. The darker Pycazz have a matt
quality fiber.
- Purses, Scarves, etc.
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These items have been needle felted. Since
each is hand made, each has its own unique qualities. No two are the same.
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