Feel the Yarn launched their first ‘Feel the Green’ event during Milan fashion week which was a combination of B2B (spinners meeting their customers), 6 panel discussions, a trend area, and a student fashion installation.

Karen Eybers is a farmer’s wife, a mother, and a teacher at the local school in Rietbron and her story started in August 2021.

It is exciting to see the increase in requests for the SAMGA and MET team to do on farm training with the farmers and the farm workers.

The FTY New York event, offered the ideal platform of us to engage with the brands in a small and beautiful space.

We are living in a time where extraordinary things happen, and this is no surprise anymore. On the 18th of January 2023 an extraordinary thing happened at the Willowmore showgrounds, Eastern Cape where the VAN HASSELT Angora ram sale (with guest sellers) took place.

As we know, Italy is a major destination for our mohair tops and while a lot is consumed by the Italian spinners, these yarns are used by many top and medium end brands around the world.

By comparison to the 2021 season, kids were 2% less of the composition of the 2022 clip in 2022.

It is interesting to note that when the mohair market came under pressure, the difference in price between certified mohair and non-certified mohair, increased.

We want to thank all the farmers, farm workers and their families for doing what you do to make the South African mohair industry a world leader in quality and quantity. We wish you all a Blessed Christmas and an ecologically balanced New Year!