What kind of fabric is imitation cashmere?

Imitation cashmere meaning

It is a functional fabric that is made to feel 100% acrylic (100% acrylic), similar to cashmere, so it is called imitation cashmere. It is made of acrylic fiber through a special process, so that acrylic fiber has the smooth, soft and elastic feeling of natural cashmere, at the same time, acrylic fiber with excellent dyeing properties of yarn is also known as imitation cashmere.

The difference between imitation cashmere and cashmere

1, imitation cashmere than cashmere color bright, rich, visual effect gorgeous; Cashmere, on the other hand, has a relatively natural and soft color and a unique aesthetic feeling of animal fiber.

2, imitation cashmere is a chemical fiber product, the fiber is straight and slender, without any crimp, and the cashmere fiber has obvious crimp.

3. Cashmere fabric has poor moisture absorption and is prone to static electricity when wearing. Air permeability is also very poor, so the warmth is much worse than cashmere.

The unique air layer of cashmere fibers absorbs moisture and provides excellent comfort and warmth. This is unmatched by the best polyester fibers.

Wearing pure cashmere close to the body, immediately feel the integration of the fabric and the body, and have an obvious skin-friendly feeling. That's a comfortable one!

4. After the firing of imitation cashmere, the chemical fiber particles are reunited and twisted, which is obvious. On the other hand, when burning cashmere, you can smell the scorched hair, and gently touch the burnt ashes to turn into fine ash.

5. Although it is not as good as cashmere, the strength of imitation cashmere is much higher than that of cashmere. It also has a similar stretch and fluffy curl to cashmere, as well as an excellent drape effect, so the feel and appearance can be as fake as cashmere.

In addition, the price and cashmere has a great advantage (the price of cashmere yarn is usually about 40 / kg), so it can be produced in large quantities, often made into scarves, shawls, coats and dresses.

Three imitation cashmere has what shortcoming will pilling

Disadvantages: poor material, poor mechanical strength; Trouble when washing, easy to shrink.

It will pilling. In the actual wearing and washing process, cashmere knitted fabric is often rubbed, the fiber ends on the surface will be exposed, and there will be a lot of plush on the surface, which is "fluffy". If these hairs do not fall out in time during continued wear, they are tangled with each other and crumpled into many small spherical particles, often called "fuzz".