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it is. If you send sheared pygora samples to be tested, be sure to ask that they also test for medulated fibers
(shows guardhair percentages better) and also send a graph of just the fibers under 30 microns (gives you a more
realistic micron average as the numbers given in all the graphs include guardhair). Here are current terms for
Angora goat fiber:
| Current Trade Terminology |
Grade of Mohair |
Micron Count |
| #1 Kid |
Finer then 40's |
Under 23.01 |
| #1 kid |
40's |
23.01-25.00 |
| #1 kid |
36's |
25.01-27.00 |
| #2 kid |
32's |
27.01-29.00 |
| #2 kid |
30's |
29.01-31.00 |
| #1 grown and Yearling |
28's |
31.01-33.00 |
| #1 grown and Yearling |
26's |
33.01-35.00 |
| #2 grown |
24's |
35.01-37.00 |
| #2 grown |
22's |
37.01-39.00 |
| #3 grown |
20's |
39.01-41.00 |
| #3 grown |
18's |
41.01-43.00 |
| #3 grown |
coarser then 18's |
Over 43.01 |
| Grade |
Description |
Microns |
| SFK |
Super fine kid |
less then 25.9 |
| FK |
Fine Kid |
26.0-27.9 |
| AK |
Average Kid |
28.0-29.9 |
| FYG |
Fine young goat |
30.0-31.9 |
| AYG |
Average Young goat |
32.0-33.9 |
| FA |
Fine Adult |
34.0-35.9 |
| AA |
Average Adult |
36.0-37.9 |
| LA |
Low Adult |
More then 38.0 |
| Type of Fiber |
Micron Count |
| Vicuna (wild camelid similar to alpaca) makes the most expensive cloth in the world. |
6-10 |
| Alpaca (suri) |
10-15 |
| Quiviut (musk ox) |
11-13 |
| Angora bunny |
13 |
| Cashmere |
15-19 |
| Yak Down |
15-19 |
| Guanaco (wild camelid similar to alpaca) |
16-18 |
| Merino Sheep |
12-20 |
| Chincilla |
21 |
| Mohair |
25-45 |
| Alpaca (huacaya) |
27.7 |
| Llama (Tapada) |
20-30 |
| Llama (Ccara) |
30-40 |