Cashmere fabric guide
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A cashmere suit is a specialist order: ask for cashmere and wool suiting at 260 to 340 g/m², and expect fewer mills to take it on.
Of the 12 cloths this guide lists for this cut, it sits between worsted wool suiting and cotton velvet in weight.
Next to worsted wool suiting, it is heavier.

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Cashmere Suit at a glance
- Cloth to ask your mill for
- Cashmere and wool suiting
- Typical weight
- 260 to 340 g/m²
- Drape
- Soft
- Stretch
- Slight
- Breathability
- High
- Warmth
- Warm
- Care
- Hand wash cold, dry flat
- How common
- Niche, usually a specialist order
- Typical cloth price
- $50-200/yard
Typical trade ranges, not one mill's figures: confirm them with your mill.
The suit, in numbers
- Typical length
- 72 to 78 cm, from the high point of the shoulder
- Defining details
- Matching jacket and trousers, canvassed front, lined jacket, optional turn-ups
- Cloth needed
- about 3.2 to 3.8 m of 150 cm cloth, roughly $170 to $830 of cloth at typical prices
Typical figures for an adult size M. The pattern tier is set from the real piece count when you order.
How cashmere behaves on a suit
In a suit it tailors well: the shoulder rolls naturally and the lapel presses into a soft line.
Cut short, a soft cloth keeps a relaxed line without much movement at the hem.
It wears warm, which places it in autumn and winter collections.
It wants a cold hand wash and drying flat, so say so on the care label.
It pills where it rubs, especially at first, and it is washed gently and folded rather than hung.
About cashmere
Cashmere is the fine undercoat combed from cashmere goats. It is warmer than sheep's wool for its weight and very soft, and the finest fibres are long and white.
Most cashmere fibre comes from Mongolia and northern China, and much of it is spun and knitted in Scotland, Italy and China.
Knitted pieces are not lined; woven cashmere coats are lined in silk or cupro.
Cutting, sewing and color
Knitted to shape or cut from double-face cloth; handle it lightly, because pressing flattens the fibre.
It dyes well in soft, natural shades; very dark colors can make the hand feel harsher.
Its surface is matte, so it photographs evenly under flat light.
A description to start from
A suit in cashmere and wool suiting, 260 to 340 g/m², with a soft drape and a matte surface, for autumn and winter.
If cashmere is not quite right
- Lighter: Wool, in worsted wool suiting
- Heavier: Velvet, in cotton velvet
- Cooler: Linen, in suiting linen
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