The cashmere is carefully washed. Johnstons of Elgin uses water specifically from ... be blended with different colors but have the same fiber, or they can be of the same color and be blended ...

For this reason, heritage Scottish label Johnstons of Elgin has opened up its atelier ... "Making beautiful cashmere is a result of an accumulation of so many different processes, each of ...

The town is also where Johnstons of Elgin, which began manufacturing ... “The myth is that the seeds escaped from a shipment of cashmere fiber we received 50 years ago,” he says.

In 1851 we brought the first bail of cashmere into the U.K. and began the world’s love affair with this precious fiber. Everything which carries the Johnstons of Elgin label is woven or knitted ...

Around the Johnstons of Elgin ... strictly unnamed – Johnstons of Elgin plays a unique role in the cultural heritage of the UK. ‘It’s a pioneering spirit, definitely, being the first in the country to ...

Johnstons of Elgin source their merino wool from Australia, and their cashmere comes from China, Mongolia and Afghanistan, all quality-checked at four separate points before it's dyed. While the ...

LIGHT AND SOFT, cashmere is sometimes called the “diamond fiber.” Culled from the ... chief executive of upscale Scottish knitwear maker Johnstons of Elgin, said the company’s creative ...

Even if that was over 200 years ago. Meet Johnstons of Elgin, which has been manufacturing woollen and cashmere textiles in Scotland since 1797. It has always celebrated craftsmanship, quality and ...

Around the Johnstons of Elgin ... strictly unnamed – Johnstons of Elgin plays a unique role in the cultural heritage of the UK. ‘It’s a pioneering spirit, definitely, being the first in the country to ...