Background of "Tad-Falling Cashmere"
Cashmere is one of Mongolia's key industries, but it is mainly exported to China as a raw material. In Mongolia, where prices have risen by 25% in the past few years, the sale of raw wool alone will not lead to an increase in the income of producers unless the number of cashmere goats is increased. Cashmere goats eat grass uprooted, so an increase in their number can directly lead to environmental destruction (desertification). Mr. Tubsin of the knitwear manufacturer "Sustainable Mongolia" set up a Japanese subsidiary in Japan to establish a market in Japan in order to revitalize the cashmere industry in Mongolia by purchasing raw wool at an appropriate purchase price, going through a wool mill and spinning factory in Mongolia, and sticking to "(Mongolian) domestic production" from design to product production.
TADORi's original cashmere products were produced in support of this aspiration.
How to make "cashmere that can be done"
The main raw wool producer is the nomadic Chatura in the Erdene district of central province, about 100 kilometers east of Ulaanbaatar. About 1,000 goats, sheep, yaks, and cattle are grazed. Of these, cashmere goats account for about 40% of the limit. Goats grow soft fur like downy hair on the inside of the outer bristles to survive the harsh winter. Its soft hair is winter hair that falls out naturally in spring, and it is warm, fluffy, supple, and has excellent heat retention and moisturizing properties. This is carefully scooped one by one with a special comb to make raw cashmere wool. Mr. Tubsin has outsourced the production of this raw wool to a Mongolian government-approved hair factory called "Uguuj shim". First, the raw wool is separated by hand, debris and dirt are removed, and then separated by hair color. By applying it to the hair making machine three times, the quality is equalized, but at this point it is reduced to 40% of the initial amount. The soft hair that can be taken from one head is about 300~500g. It is said that one sweater requires cashmere for three heads. There is also an inspection room in the factory, which strictly inspects the length and thinness of the hair, its strength, its hardness, its oil, and other standards set by the Mongolian government. Cashmere, which is exported as a raw material, is in this state. By the way, 60% of the hair that is divided is used for felt. Mr. Tubsin takes this raw material to a trusted spinning mill and turns it into cashmere knitted yarn.
The cashmere knitted yarn is finished into products by Mr. Tubsin's Mongolian company "Sustaina Mongolia".
We dispatch engineers to SHIMA SEIKI, a major knitting machine manufacturer in Japan, for training, and we are studying with an eye on the Japan market, and we also do business with famous brands as an OEM manufacturer. First, each part is converted into data based on the design drawing, and the knitted parts are knitted by changing the knitting machine for each design, and the shape is completed by knitting them together in the processing room. It is washed with a special detergent, put in a special dryer and pressed with an iron, and all finishing work is performed, such as thread slinging, tagging, and inspection. It is a manufacturer that has improved its technical capabilities and design while clearing orders from various brands. Mr. Tubsin believes that spreading the high quality of Mongolian-made cashmere products to the Japan market will contribute to Mongolia's nomadic culture and protect the natural environment. TADORi's original cashmere products are filled with such feelings.