Capricorn Yarns Welcome to Capricorn Mohair

A warm welcome to the new Capricorn Mohair WEB SITE.
Capricorn Yarns - formerly Capricorn Mohair - originated as a unique farm based business located in the heart of the British countryside, in the North Pennine Hills of Northumberland. The original founders have now retired, and we have moved the fibre aspects of the business to rural Cumbria, whilst our livestock are now kept in a beatiful part of South West Scotland near Castle Douglas. Our Angora Goats are sheared twice a year in Spring and Autumn, and the top quality fleeces are then sent to Yorkshire for combing, Spinning and dyeing before returning to our farm for Coning, Balling and final processing. You can buy Capricorn's top quality Yarns and Knit Kits direct from our on-line shop.

Why Capricorn Mohair?
Mohair fibre is produced by Angora goats. (Angora comes from the Angora rabbit!). Top Quality Mohair yarns are soft and luxurious, and are made using fleeces that have been produced by young Angora goats. In the past poor quality imported adult Mohair fibre has been used for Mohair knitting yarns, and given it a reputation for being “scratchy”. This is not what Mohair should be!!

In order to give you the best and softest luxury Mohair products, we decided to grow our own fleeces from our own herd of Angora goats, and we are delighted that most people who try our yarns say that they are the softest that they have ever felt! All our brushed hand knit yarns contain fine Kid Mohair to make them extra soft.

Quality and Service
As a Capricorn Yarns customer, you can be sure that each time you order from our catalogue, you will receive exceptional and consistent quality. Quality is of utmost importance to us here at Capricorn, and Quality Control starts with the birth of beautiful new Angora kids in Springtime, and ends with the final coning and balling of the finished yarn before despatch to our customers. All our orders are despatched to our Mail Order customers by First Class Post. We aim to despatch your orders as soon as possible - preferably within 48 hours.

Guarantee
Our aim is to make your Mohair purchases as easy and pleasureable as possible. That means that you should be delighted with everything that you receive from us. So we give you a simple and absolute guarantee. If any of your Capricorn Mohair purchases fail to meet your expectations, you may return it for an exchange, replacement or refund, within 4 weeks of the date of purchase. So you can order with confidence, in the safe knowledge that even if you change your mind, our no quibble guarantee still holds.

Our Aim...
"It is our aim to bring you high quality, British grown, natural yarns that you can order from the comfort of your own home. You can usually telephone us seven days a week to order Capricorn products or discuss your requirements. We look forward to hearing from you!"

P.S. Don't forget to have a look at our NEW FEATURES page to see our latest designs in national magazines.