Education is one of our strategic pillars. Through partnerships with leading global fashion institutions, we connect students with the world of mohair, inspiring them to rethink their design approaches and unlock their creativity using mohair.

Mohair South Africa attended Pitti Filati with several key objectives in mind. First and foremost, we aimed to promote mohair fibre, enhancing its global visibility and recognition as a sustainable, premium, and distinctly South African natural fibre.

Gugu Peteni is the creative director and owner of GUGUBYGUGU, a South African fashion brand. She recently showcased her SS25 collection at Paris Hature Couture week and won an award.

Frances van Hasselt recently attened the 2024 Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen. She shares her feedback and what it means for the South African mohair industry.

Mohair South Africa recently went to Cape Town to meet with local mohair manufacturers, tour their factories and explore opportunities for collaboration and support.

He was launching a very special knitwear product that is made from under 20-micron mohair. This is positioning mohair, a rare fibre on the top of selected mohair yarn collections.

We are inspired by Frances’s interesting story as her late father, Clive van Hasselt a legend in the global mohair industry wanted her to work with mohair and to make a difference. Frances never studied in the arts for this career of hers, she studied politics, entrepreneurial studies, and philosophy, yet she has evolved into it. …

Karoo Looms Weavery is a hidden gem that's not to be missed. From spinning and dyeing their own yarns to weaving exquisite floor rugs and tapestries, each step of the production process is carried out by skilled artisans, especially women with decades of experience.

Cape Town based Nathalie Klijn is the founder and CEO of the brand Chommies which originally started as a dog accessory brand, and it is still one today.

Prince Albert is a beautiful Karoo town, located a 4-hour drive from both Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, South Africa.

Gugu Peteni studied fashion and textile design at the Nelson Mandela University (Cum Laude honours, 2017). Post-graduate, she worked as the in-house designer and retail manager for Mohair SA for three years, and in the process started her own fashion brand GUGUBYGUGU.