Tibetan Cloud from mYak

Tibetan Cloud

from mYak
Sport (12 wpi) ?
10
328 yards
(300 meters)
100 grams
(3.53 ounces)
24.0 sts
= 4 inches
US 4 - 6 or 3.5 - 4mm
100% Wool
plied
Color: Solid color
Put up: Winding required
Milled: Italy, The wool comes from a breed of Tibetan sheep

Tibetan Cloud is a Sport/ Light DK weight yarn. It’s 100% Tibetan sheep wool, ethically sourced and traceable back to the flock. It comes exclusively from an ancient breed of Tibetan sheep that roam freely on the grassland of the Tibetan Plateau at an altitude of over 4000 mt.

Used for centuries to weave magnificent rugs, and traditional clothing, it was considered unsuitable for more refined uses. Until now… Thanks to a careful selection and dehairing process, Tibetan Cloud is the result of using the finest and softest hearth of that wool, creating a yarn that is exceptionally light, bouncy and soft – sliding across your hands as cloud that float across the Tibetan sky. This unique product has characteristics closer to fine fibers like cashmere and baby yak than to wool, not at all scratchy. It is a pleasure to knit with as it is to wear. As an added bonus, it has a beautiful stitch definition.

Out of deep respect for animal welfare, nomads shear the sheep by hand in the traditional way that has been used for centuries. The wool is collected following the natural life rhythms of the animals and the people who raise them. The Tibetan sheep are a very strong breed that has adapted to pretty rough environmental conditions. They can also be found in semi – desertic area and we have chosen one of these poorer areas for the sourcing of this collection to bring a better income to these communities.

Like with our Baby Yak and Tibetan Cashmere, our aim is to give this thousand of years old nomadic lifestyle an opportunity to thrive and prosper in uncertain modern times. We seek to promote what the nomads have been producing since time immemorial while adding value by having the fiber spun and dyed in Biella, at the foothills of the Italian Alps, the cradle of most ancient and prestigious Italian textile excellence.

popular colorways

Artemisia

57 stashed

58 projects

Black Petunia

33 stashed

47 projects

Botton D Oro

44 stashed

55 projects

Bright Surprise

9 stashed

4 projects

Calendula

68 stashed

83 projects

Callicarpa

55 stashed

46 projects

Cannella

93 stashed

122 projects

Cherry Blossom

81 stashed

91 projects

Cladonia

105 stashed

103 projects

Corn Flower Blue

12 stashed

5 projects

Dalia

64 stashed

76 projects

Dandelion

9 stashed

10 projects

Drop Dead Gorgeous

16 stashed

6 projects

Flame

11 stashed

5 projects

Genziana

95 stashed

86 projects

Ginepro

70 stashed

64 projects

Ginestra

41 stashed

38 projects

Jade Green

8 stashed

11 projects

Lotus Blossom

13 stashed

12 projects

Morning Glory

27 stashed

15 projects

Ortensia

56 stashed

47 projects

Passiflora

58 stashed

61 projects

Peony

90 stashed

83 projects

Salice Grigio

110 stashed

111 projects

Salvia Argentea

60 stashed

63 projects

Shaded Fern

19 stashed

13 projects

Stone Blue

19 stashed

23 projects

Sugar Beet

17 stashed

9 projects

Tangerine

18 stashed

11 projects

Tulipano

52 stashed

59 projects

Twilight Violet

9 stashed

3 projects

Wild Daisy

186 stashed

249 projects