!!!…Ideal Unique Handcrafted gift
for you, family, your friends and co-workers…!!!
Snuggle up into a soft, ultra warm
Yak Shawl/Throw/Wrap on a cool Spring, breezy night/day...great for
indoor/outdoor sports events...as a wrap or cushion...great accent in the room
throw/hang on the couch, easy chair or bed…wear it as a trending blanket scarf…
Yak Wool: The New Cashmere [The Guardian: December 2010]
Hand loomed in Tibet, Nepal or India
each piece is 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.
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.
Photos are an estimate of the actual colors and patterns but are more accurate than this description: the Multi-Color Shawl/Throw/Wrap appears to be predominately Shades of Pink/Purple/Tan/Black [these colors are difficult to describe] - Geometric Tribal Patterns, depending on the lighting and the quality of your computer monitor. As the reviews mention, the colors are actually far more vivid and deeper than the photos. The Photos are taken in sunlight to show the brightness of the colors and are more muted in shadow.