Manufacturing: Artificial Wool vs Genuine Wool
Traditionally, genuine wool uses the hair/fur of animals – most commonly sheep. They have different variations of real wool, one of the most expensive and popular being Cashmere. These ‘authentic’ wool products have gained quite a loyal following. Therefore custom scarves made out of genuine wool are usually targeted for premium branding.
As mentioned earlier, artificial wool uses man-made chemicals i.e. acrylic. Believe it or not, acrylic is a combination of coal, air, water, oil, and limestone. Therefore it is much more cost-effective to produce artificial wool because resources are much more abundant. This is because as compared to genuine wool, artificial wool manufacturing does not require the harvesting of animals and their hair/fur.
A lot of resources are put into harvesting animal livestock like sheep. Therefore it explains why it has a higher price point.