A Highlands producer of luxury bedding has been awarded patent protection for her cashmere-filled duvet fabric. Joan Johnston said the award will add significant value to her Ava Innes brand by confirming the uniqueness of the insulating fibre she has developed using cashmere guard, the long outer layer of hair that protects the goat’s soft undercoat. Making up about 60 per cent of the fleece brushed annually from each animal, cashmere guard is usually treated as a by-product because it is too straight for traditional knitting and weaving. However, Ms Johnston has blended its temperature-regulating qualities with wool to create a fibre that provides a comforting weight of duvet that also automatically adjusts to the user’s body temperature. It is said to be of particular benefit for women who are menopausal.
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