How It's Made
How it’s
made.
From a highland plateau in Inner Mongolia to your wardrobe, Quinn cashmere takes a specific path — one we’ve been refining since 2003. No shortcuts. No middlemen. This is what that looks like in practice.
Why Inner Mongolia
matters.
The cashmere goat’s undercoat develops in response to extreme cold. In Inner Mongolia — where winters drop to –40°C and altitude strips away any moderating effect — the animals grow the thickest, finest undercoat on earth. That climate is why Mongolian cashmere consistently grades higher than fiber from anywhere else.
The fibers we source are Grade A: at least 36mm long and under 19 microns in diameter. Fiber length is the single most important quality indicator in cashmere — longer fibers mean less pilling, better shape retention, and a garment that improves with wear rather than degrading. We don’t blend with lower grades.
The fiber is hand-combed, not sheared. Combing removes only the soft undercoat the animal naturally sheds; shearing takes everything. The difference in fiber quality is measurable and the difference in outcome — the handle, the drape, the longevity — is what you’re paying for.
The craft behind
the garment.
Cashmere quality doesn’t end with the fiber — construction is the other half. Each Quinn garment is made by skilled artisans in facilities that share our standards for precision and environmental responsibility. Knit structure, tension, and finishing details are checked at every stage.
We design for permanence. The details — ribbed cuffs that hold their shape, seams that won’t pucker, proportions built around how the garment will feel after five years of wear, not just on the first try — are made deliberately. A cashmere piece should get better with time, not worse. That requires making it right from the start.
Interlocking twisted stitches create a raised rope pattern. Adds visual texture and structural warmth; the cables trap air and insulate better than a flat knit of the same weight.
Alternating knit and purl columns create vertical texture and natural stretch. Used at cuffs and hems to maintain structure and return to shape after wear.
A dense seed-stitch pattern with a slight honeycomb texture. Heavier than a standard stockinette — the thermal weight of a coat in the softness of a sweater.
Color-block technique where separate yarn sections are worked simultaneously. Each section has its own bobbin; the colors meet but never overlap, producing a clean, flat graphic pattern.
