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Since 1977, I have been actively involved in the Scottish Knitwear Industry.
My family owned and operated Scotch House in San Francisco and Carmel until end 2005.
In early 2006, I opened Carmel Cashmere and Company dedicated to continuing the tradition of offering the world's highest quality knitwear and accessories.
In 2019, I closed my storefront and just offered my products on this website.
I have witnessed so many changes over the decades and I consider myself
very fortunate to have seen what great cashmere and craftsmanship looked like.
The Scottish Knitwear Industry has been pretty much decimated by the cheap foreign, inferior products that has flooded the marketplace for many, many years. That mixed with consumers not knowing what they were buying, only added fuel to fire. There is a small trend back to people wanting top quality, but unfortunately, the knitters are mostly gone.
A few still exist, but with all the raising prices and tariffs and shipping costs, etc., etc.,
it is just getting too difficult to make it work.
The policies and actions imposed by Trump and his regime
have caused such worldwide chaos and destruction with no end in sight.
They do not care about anything or anybody but themselves. Their unbridled greed
and lust for money and power is utterly disgusting.
I am just one of millions, if not billions, of people worldwide affected by these actions.
So, as of May 1, I have ceased operations.
May Good Triumph over Evil; it is our only option.
-Kathleen
Thank you to my valued customers through all these years who have appreciated
Uncompromising Quality and knew the difference between
Genuine Cashmere and "So called Cashmere"
You and I are rare breeds in this crazy world we now live in.
The majority of people and cashmere websites pay lip service to proclaiming to "do the correct thing"
and buy only "sustainable" and "fair trade" products.
But when it comes to "walking the walk", they don't want to personally pay for what those words mean.
They do not care that labeling laws are so lax and that their cashmere item may have little or no cashmere in it or that it
may be mixed with yak or even rat hair. They do not care that quality costs;
that their garment is most likely made by someone who does not earn a living wage, and may, in fact,
be made by a political prisoner is some foreign land.
All they want is "cheap" and that is what they are getting, but at what cost to our world?
So many companies say their sweaters are "designed" in Scotland but they are NOT made in Scotland
and that's a BIG difference
ALL my products are the finest purest and highest quality natural fibers
ALL my products are genuinely made in Scotland, NOT just "designed" in Scotland
ALL my products are sustainable
ALL my products are fairly traded
ALL my products are made by genuine craftspeople who make a genuine living wage
ALL my products will last for years with proper care so actually cost less in the long run than "cheap" cashmere
I am always available via email or phone to offer assistance and guidance. You may also find answers to questions of Sizing, Cashmere Care and my core Philosophy under the tab MORE
For those who wish to learn about quality cashmere, please read The Naked Truth About Cashmere
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