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Vintage Scottish Cashmere Scarf Navy
Vintage Scottish Cashmere Scarf Navy
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A rare opportunity to purchase a vintage, limited edition navy blue Scottish cashmere scarf, woven in the 1990s with luxuriously soft fibre from cashmere goats reared in Scotland.
Made from 100% homegrown, commercial A grade Scottish cashmere.
Produced by the Scottish Cashmere Producers Association (SCPA), a cooperative of 100 Scottish farmers, who grew commercial grade cashmere fibre from their herds of high welfare cashmere goats living in Scotland. The cashmere fibre collected was ethically hand combed, at a time of year when goats naturally shed their undercoats and then expertly spun and woven into luxurious scarves at one of Scotland's oldest wool mills, Johnston’s of Elgin.
In the late 19th Century, Scotland was the epicentre for cashmere production, in particular in the Scottish Borders, which had over 250 woollen mills. Back then the raw cashmere fibre was imported from Asia and still continues that way today. Founded in 1984, the Scottish Cashmere Producers project was a valiant attempt to produce cashmere fibre for garments from cashmere goats living here in Scotland, rather than Asia. Sadly the project wound up in the early 2000s for numerous reasons, however it left a legacy which Jillian McEwan of Lunan Bay Farm, who discovered these authentic scarves, is exploring further today.
Scotland is still at the forefront of cashmere production, with its strong background in textile expertise, technology and innovation.
As far we know, this is the last batch of scarves from this pioneering project, sourced direct from one of the original growers, now retired.
The scarves are new and unworn.
31 x 160cm.
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