A Yak Wool and Polar Fleece Blend of yarns handloomed in Kashmir, India, each piece is designed and handcrafted by a tribal family pattern. This piece is reversible. The first pictures show the main view and the latter pictures show the reverse view which allows you to change your style to match your outfits...

We have an extensive selection of Tribal Yak Wool Blend Shawls/Throws and Clothing at our Shop of visit us at:

http://stores.ebay.com/tribaldesignsbyneela/

Yak Wool: The New Cashmere [The Guardian: December 2010]

Snuggle up into a soft, ultra warm Yak Shawl/Throw/Wrap on a cool Spring, breezy night/day....beautiful accent in the room throw/hang on the couch, easy chair or bed…wear it as a trending "Blanket Scarf"…

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Yak Wool:

Yak is an animal that lives high in Himalayan mountains and is accustomed extremely low temperatures. The down layer of wool that is soft and next to the skin is brushed out each spring and is then made into yarn for weaving. It is soft like the high altitude goats that give us cashmere and keeps you very warm. Yaks live at a staggering 13.000 to 16,500 ft. above sea level.

The Yak wool is non-allergenic. There is no lanolin in the fiber; thus, making it easy to clean and is hypoallergenic. So anyone that is allergic to sheep wool can wear or cover oneself with a Yak Shawl or Throw. It’s naturally anti-bacterial too, so unlike synthetic garments it will stay odor-free for many days at a time. Unlike sheep's wool, the scales of yak fiber are in a waved mosaic pattern, resulting in a very smooth fiber that does not itch. 

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 Additional Information:  The descriptions we use for our merchandise are based on our supplier’s representations to us.  We do not manufacture our own merchandise so we rely on what we are told by our suppliers; who in turn relies on the weavers; who in turn relies on the yarn merchants, etc.  Unless a seller makes their own yarn and manufactures their own merchandise in their shop, the seller is unaware of what materials are actually included in the yarn used to weave the shawls that we make our clothing from.  When a supplier advises us that he knows or believes that the yarn is a mixed blend, we note so in our descriptions.  If our supplier advises that the yarn mixture is predominately Yak or Sheep wool, then the merchandise is described as Yak Wool or Sheep Wool or some combination of both.  If the supplier informs us that they believe the merchandise is a blend of Viscose or Polar Fleece, we note that it is a blend of these materials plus the Yak and Sheep wool in our descriptions.  We are unable to determine the actual % relationship of materials that maybe included in our merchandise without a costly lab test, which would have to be added to the price of our merchandise and make selling it prohibitive.  We do not note anywhere in our product descriptions that an item is “100%” or “Pure” unless we have a strong assurance that it is possibly a true statement.  If you require any additional information about the material content of the items we sell please send us a message.