Tag: mohair

Spinning mohair yarn

I think everybody should go on the Hinterveld Mohair Mill tour in Uitenhage at some stage.  Believe me, its really worth it.  Visitors get to see the whole process that mohair goes through from arriving in its raw form right through to where it goes out as yarn or, even better, beautiful mohair blankets.  This is one … Continue reading Spinning mohair yarn →

Weaving Mohair blankets – Mohair series 7 of 7

At Hinterveld in Uitenhage exquisite mohair blanks and other products are created for both the local as well as the international market.  Throughout the whole process I have shown this week the mohair is white, but it can be dyed at three different stages; after combing, after spinning or after weaving.  Some of the blankets are specially … Continue reading Weaving Mohair blankets – Mohair series 7 of 7 →

Spinning the yarn – Mohair series 6 of 7

The machines that spin the mohair yarn at Mohair Spinners South Africa in Uitenhage are absolutely amazing.  My mouth hung open when they showed us how clever the machines are.  The moment the thread is broken the specific line would stop, unwind a bit and reattach the two end of the thread so well that … Continue reading Spinning the yarn – Mohair series 6 of 7 →

Starting the spinning process – Mohair series 5 of 7

Mohair on its own is nothing but wool.  Actually, people are wrong referring to it as wool. Its hair.  So for the mohair to be used in anything it needs to be first spun into yarn.  Mohair Spinners South Africa's plant is right next to the Gubb & Inggs plant in Uitenhage.  In actual fact you … Continue reading Starting the spinning process – Mohair series 5 of 7 →

Packaging the Mohair – Mohair series 4 of 7

After the washing and drying process the combing process removes the remaining vegetable matter and shorter and irregular sized fibres.  This transforms the mohair into a soft mohair "top".  Some of the mohair gets shipped off to buyers around the world while others move through the next process of spinning the yarns.  After the combing … Continue reading Packaging the Mohair – Mohair series 4 of 7 →

Drying the Mohair – Mohair series 3 of 7

After the mohair has gone through the washing process it gets dried through blowers.  During the wash and dry process the mohair went from being dirty and oily to white and fluffy, looking very mush like cotton wool.  Here after the mohair fibres are positioned in uniform lengths and most of the remaining vegetable matter gets … Continue reading Drying the Mohair – Mohair series 3 of 7 →

Washing the Mohair – Mohair series 2 of 7

The washing, or scouring, process of the mohair is straight forward yet seemingly very complicated.  The machine doing the washing looks like a bunch of spider or crab legs combing the mohair through the water before it gets blown dry.  The reason for the washing is to remove all excess dirt and oils..The founding of the … Continue reading Washing the Mohair – Mohair series 2 of 7 →

Bales of Mohair – Mohair series 1 of 7

Nelson Mandela Bay is the mohair capital of the world as it is the city where the most mohair moves through on its way to either being graded, auctioned, processed or exported.  I was very fortunate recently to get the opportunity to visit the three mohair related factories in Uitenhage that belong to the Stucken Group, namely Gubb … Continue reading Bales of Mohair – Mohair series 1 of 7 →