mohair

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"He's probably looking a little smarter than the original Roo might, which would obviously have been 100 years old," said Holmes, who added he was made from traditional mohair.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Two weeks before the show, young seamstresses were crocheting floral motifs in mohair and Japanese metallic thread at a south London studio overlooking the Thames river and Big Ben.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Collette, who has two teenage children and lives in Sydney, discusses the altar she keeps at home, the power of birth order and the mohair sweater that nearly undid her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The next morning, I wandered into a local yarn store called The Dropped Stitch and found myself petting skeins of mohair in colors with edible names: “tarragon,” “licorice,” “pumpkin spice.”

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

This was going to be the start of a real crying jag, I had the feeling, for a girl whose only hopes for the year were a sweet-sixteen party and a pink mohair twin set.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver