The global demand for cashmere is damaging the Mongolian steppes. Could yak wool be a more sustainable alternative?
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- On the Tibetan Plateau, Meet the Mother-Daughter Duo Spinning Sustainable Designs From Yak Wool
From their B Corp-certified atelier in a remote Tibetan village, Norlha’s yak wool textiles—beloved by the likes of Hermès—are used to create ethical luxury fashion and homewares.
11/27/2024 - 7:31 am | View Link - SichuanMosaics | Tibetan craftsmen on the western Sichuan plateau
On the western Sichuan plateau with an average altitude of more than 3000 meters there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen Through inheritance ...
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- Luxury Yak Wool, Ethical & Sustainable Fashion, Tibetan Plateau
Slow, sustainable and ethical luxury fashion, handwoven from Yak wool by nomads turned artisans on the Tibetan Plateau. Scarves, shawls, clothing and homewares; conscious designs made with intention.
11/25/2024 - 6:05 am | View Website - Yak yarn
Have you seen a luxurious skein of yak yarn? And now you are wondering what it’s like knitting with it? How soft is it? And what about the stitch definition of the rare Central Asian wool? Is worth it? Well, in this little guide I’ll show you everything you need to know about yak knitting yarn!
11/24/2024 - 10:06 pm | View Website - Yak Yarn – Guide To This Yarn Material & Best Uses
Yak yarn is a luxury fiber made of the downy, soft undercoat hair (aka down fiber) of domesticated yaks (Bos grunniens). It’s a short staple fiber, so this bovine yarn is often blended with wool or other fibers for a softer, warmer yarn. These animals are also known as the Tartary ox, the grunting ox or hairy cattle.
11/24/2024 - 2:06 pm | View Website - What is Yak Wool? Benefits, Uses, & Care for this Unique Material
Yak wool is one of the softest and warmest natural fibers out there. This precious wool comes from the yak - a cattle-like creature that lives in the lofty heights of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau.
11/23/2024 - 8:05 pm | View Website - Yak wool: The fibre gift of nature
Yak fibre is the term commonly used to refer to yak fibre wool produced from the coat hair of yaks, a long-haired bovine mainly found in the Himalayan region, Tibetan plateau, and some areas of Mongolia and Central Asia.
11/23/2024 - 10:54 am | View Website - More
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