Photos: SuppliedProduction of the first pilot New Zealand-grown cashmere garments is being heralded as a milestone in the country’s fledgling cashmere industry. In January, New Zealand Cashmere — formed by Clinton farmers David and Robyn Shaw — announced a partnership with Christchurch-based sustainable lifestyle fashion brand Untouched World and Wellington-based Woolyarns to commercialise a market for New Zealand-grown cashmere. A jumper created from New Zealand grown and processed cashmere fibre. The opportunity to have a New Zealand-grown fibre processed and knitted while not leaving the country was "extraordinary". The market for cashmere was growing — it was about $4 billion in its own right, out of a $60 billion fibre market internationally.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 11, 2018 15:33 UTC