Raw material

There are four basic steps in cashmere production: harvesting, sorting, shearing and spinning. Harvesting is performed manually with a comb during the animals natural seasonal moult in late spring.

Also the sorting and grading of the animals hair are also always manual operations. After being sorted according to the various characteristics, the fibre is washed to remove dirt, grease and any remaining vegetable matter. Only after this step is the fibre ready to be spun into yarn.

At Dalle Piane Cashmere, we prefer two-ply yarns that ensure stability, resistance to washing and less pilling.

Knitting the yarn into a fabric

The process of creating a knitted fabric, known as machine knitting, is carried out on a rectilinear frame loom. The resulting fabrics are left to settle for a day to regain their natural shrinkage following tension and elongation caused by the weaving process.

Garment assembly

This is the stage in which the various parts of the garment are assembled: front, back, sleeves, edges and collars. We use tools such as sewing machines, cutters and linking machines, which require highly specialised operators to offer an excellent level of quality of the finished garments.

Washing and ironing

All our garments are washedduring a phase known as fulling, which gives the garment the customary softness typical of cashmere.

The final ironingcompletes and enhances all previous operations. The garment is then bagged and ready to be sold.

Special Dalle Piane Cashmere Gift Box

As a checkout option, you can choose the Dalle Piane Cashmere gift box.

Dalle Piane Cashmerewill package each item in its own cream-coloured box with blue logo, tissue paper and blue bow.

Alternatively, for customers who want to gift wrap the items themselves, we also offer a do-it-yourself kit composed of an easy-to-assemble shopping bag with the Dalle Piane Cashmere logo, blue satin ribbon, and a blank card.