Over the years sourcing & working with cashmere, have been curious re when it all first began... Who woke up one day and decided that pulling the fibre from a wily stubborn goat, with it's guard hair, low yield per animal (takes the fibre from several goats, just to knit one sweater) was all going to be worthwhile.

Turns out delving into the history of cashmere requires a lot of digging! Am currently researching to write a book, reading hundreds of research documents - DNS analysis of cashmere goats, the many and various civilisations along The Silk Road, even the Customs Logs of Ancient Rome. For those interested, will share my musings along the way...

While scent from nature has been enjoyed since time begun, a recent archeological find, is placing the world's oldest perfume industry in Pyrgos, Cyprus, believed to be more than 4,000 years old.