https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:42:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134466 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:33:16 +0000 Anonymous 1134466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Even more frustrating then! No excuse for that sweater! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134465 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:32:22 +0000 annagybe 1134465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I always wear an underlayer. And the actual amount of wear each day is low, pretty much just for the bus commute. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134462 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:29:45 +0000 Anonymous 1134462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find deodorants and sweat and antiperspirants eat under the arms of my sweaters too. It's a major stress point in a garment.</p> <p>How frustrating! I hope your new cream one lasts better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134451 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:11:30 +0000 ironkurtin 1134451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I dunno about the larvae hypothesis, but I do know crappy cashmere is just not worth the price.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134436 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:48:03 +0000 Thistle 1134436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So sorry!</p> <p>I wish there was a way to know good cashmere from cheap cashemere. I have heard price isn't even a good indicater. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134430 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:33:27 +0000 carambola 1134430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh, if only there was a test for gauging the likelihood that an item will pill and/or rip. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134409 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:12:52 +0000 Gigi 1134409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Grrr. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134400 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:08:03 +0000 April 1134400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anna, I have found that some cashmeres suddenly spring holes&nbsp;and I'm convinced it's because there was moth damage before the garment&nbsp;even shipped that didn't become apparent until the garment was stretched over my head or washed for the first time. &nbsp;</p> <p>It's the larvae that do the damage, which can be invisible at first. &nbsp;There may have been weak spots in your hoodie from the little nibblers&nbsp;that just gave way&nbsp;when you put it on.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134386 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:58:31 +0000 Lisa 1134386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That stinks!&nbsp; Sorry to hear about your hoodie.&nbsp; I find thinner weight cashmere's are too itchy for me. I've had success with JCrew, Lord &amp; Taylor and Nordstrom brand. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134375 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:48:57 +0000 K. Period. 1134375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Grrrr. &nbsp;How frustrating! It probably is that the yarn wasn't twisted tightly. &nbsp;Diana would know what the knitting term is--I can't remember.&nbsp;The yarn maker&nbsp;gets more fluff out of it that way, but a lot less durability. &nbsp;It is very nice for felting, but cr@p for sweater durability.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-am-done-with-cheap-cashmere#post-1134368 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:46:12 +0000 annagybe 1134368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it was last year or the year before I bought a Qi cashmere hoodie from a sample sale site. I generally wear it for winter commuting.<br /> This season it developed a mystery hole, not a moth hole. This morning I was putting on and I ripped a big hole in the armpit. Then I realized there was another hole in the other armpit. I honestly think the yarn is thin, weak and poorly spun. I will just use it for commuting for the rest of the season, it'll always be under a coat, and then trash it. </p>