THE TERM MOHAIR IS AN EVOLUTION OF THE TURKISH WORD "MUKHYAR", WHICH MEANS "THE CHOSEN FLEECE". MOHAIR WAS KNOWN AS FAR BACK AS BIBLICAL TIMES, SINCE JEWS’ TABERNACLE CURTAINS WERE WOVEN USING THIS GOAT’S FLEECE.

IN THE FOLLOWING AGES, THE ANIMAL’S DIFFUSION RESTRICTED ONLY TO THE PROVINCE OF ANGORA, IN TURKEY. SUCH WAS THE VALUE OF ITS FLEECE, THAT THE SULTAN PREVENTED THE ANIMAL AND THE FIBER FROM BEING EXPORTED BY MEANS OF A PROHIBITION WHICH LASTED UP TO 1820.

MOHAIR IS A PRECIOUS AS WELL AS RARE FIBER, AND ALL OVER THE WORLD THERE ARE LITTLE MORE THAN 6 MILLION MOHAIR GOATS. EACH GOAT SUPPLIES ABOUT 2 KILOS OF HAIR PER SHEARING: IT IS EQUIVALENT TO 0,25% OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTION OF EVERY NATURAL FIBER.