As yet mohair has been used for only a limited number of things. Its
possibilities have not been developed. New uses for the fiber are being
discovered, and it seems probable that there will be many things made of
mohair in the future. The yarn has a beautiful luster and is very
durable. When ladies' lustre goods are in fashion a large amount of
mohair goes into these fabrics. Much mohair is used in dress goods and
men's goods. There is a steady demand for mohair plushes and braids.
There is no plush made which will give the service, present the luster
and retain a standing pile as long as mohair. One may crush the nap of
a mohair plush as often or as long as he pleases, but the pile
immediately resumes its upright position upon being released. Then, too,
the dust shakes out of a mohair plush very easily. One rarely sees a
dusty railroad car seat, although the country through which the car is
passing may be very dusty. The rich effect produced by a heavily
upholstered palace car is due to the mohair plush. Nothing has been
found which will take its place. For furniture upholstering there is
nothing more elegant and durable than mohair plush. The amount of plush
thus used is governed by fashion. In countries where large military
forces are retained there is always a heavy demand for mohair braids.
There is no braid made which has the luster, combined with the
durability, which mohair braid possesses. Here it may be stated that a
coarse yarn can be used in making braids, so that when there is a heavy
demand for braids there should be a proportionately high price paid for
coarse long mohair. Mohair braids are always in demand, and will
continue to be used upon ladies' clothing, as well as for military
ornamental purposes.
The variety of uses to which mohair is adapted is almost innumerable. In
the manufacture of hats it plays an important part, and recently the
demand for long fiber for the manufacture of wigs, ladies' hair nets and
other toilet articles has been created.