Just when you thought you had it straight....

Just as a quick review for when you are reading fabric labels:

• Angora comes from a rabbit.
• Angora goats produce mohair.
• Cashmere also comes from a goat.
• Wool comes from a sheep.
• Merino wool comes from a merino sheep.
• Angora wool is the same as angora (and comes from a rabbit).
• Cashmere wool is the same as cashmere (and comes from a goat).
• Cashmere merino wool doesn't exist.
• Possum is from the Australian Brush-tailed possum (not the Virginia Opossum that is a varmint 'round here).
• Qiviut comes from a musk ox.
• Camel hair comes from a camel.
• Alpaca comes from an alpaca (looks like a llama but isn't one).
• Guanaco and Vicuna comes from a guanaco and vicuna respectively (again, they are not llamas).
• William Windsor is a cashmere goat that was in the British army until 2009 when he retired.
• Silk, although listed as an animal fiber, is not a hair like the rest listed above. It is a fiber spun by moth caterpillars to form cocoons.