https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-yak-wool Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:55:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-yak-wool#post-1120589 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 05:37:00 +0000 Catnip 1120589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a crocheted qiviut hood given to me by a friend who used to live in Alaska.&nbsp; She gave it to me when she moved from Alaska to Florida.&nbsp; Being crocheted, it has lots of holes, but it is INCREDIBLY WARM.&nbsp; I love it but have little use for it in our recently milder winters.&nbsp; It is also incredibly soft,&nbsp;even softer than cashmere.&nbsp; If yak wool is that warm, I may pass on the Eileen Fisher sweaters. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-yak-wool#post-1120573 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 05:04:47 +0000 catgirl 1120573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Qiviut, or musk ox wool, is used here - it is incredibly soft and lovely (and EXPENSIVE).&nbsp; I am not sure if yak wool is similar but I'd imagine so.&nbsp; </p> <p><a href="http://www.qiviut.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.qiviut.com/</a>&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-yak-wool#post-1120565 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 04:55:40 +0000 jabeen100 1120565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yak wool is a largely unknown but very special fibre. Nature has equipped yaks to survive at altitudes sometimes exceeding 5000 metres.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-yak-wool#post-1120466 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 00:54:57 +0000 Joyce B 1120466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yak yarn is made from the undercoat of the yak. It is very warm and soft. If it is made properly, it should not have any guard hairs which are the ones that can make it scratchy. If the garment is made of pure yak yarn it will be very warm, soft and drapey. If it is mixed with merino yarn, the knitted fabric will have more spring to it.<br /> Those cardigans that you are mentioning should be very nice and warm. It's good that they are cardigans so that you can un-button them if they get too warm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-yak-wool#post-1120457 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 00:32:39 +0000 Kat 1120457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've tried an EF yak wool sweater -- I'd say very soft and warm. &nbsp;The one I tried was medium weight and was a little chunky but not too much so -- it may have been a blend, but it didn't seem prone to pilling. &nbsp;Didn't seem scratchy in the least, but I'm not sensitive to wool and I know others are. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-yak-wool#post-1120435 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 23:45:35 +0000 annagybe 1120435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Jenava has a sweater made of yak wool. If I remember correctly she said it was very warm. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-yak-wool#post-1120430 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 23:40:04 +0000 ironkurtin 1120430@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, it's wool from a yak, obviously. : )</p> <p>I like yak as part of a blend.&nbsp; Typically EF does not make itchy blends so I'd say it's worth a shot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-is-yak-wool#post-1120414 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:53:21 +0000 Catnip 1120414@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Does anyone have any experience with yak wool?&nbsp; Eileen Fisher has some sweaters made of yak wool or a yak wool/regular wool blend.&nbsp; I'm wondering whether it's scratchy, wears well, etc. </p>