Ravelry: mYak Tibetan Cloud

Tibetan Cloud is is is a sport/ Light DK weight yarn . It is ’s ’s 100 % tibetan sheep wool , ethically source and traceable back to the flock . It is comes come 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 is shear shear the sheep by hand in the traditional way that has been used for century . The wool is collect follow the natural life rhythm of the animal and the people who raise them . The tibetan sheep is are are a very strong breed that has adapt to pretty rough environmental condition . They can also be find in semi – desertic area and we have choose one of these poor area for the sourcing of this collection to bring a well income to these community .

Like with our Baby Yak and Tibetan Cashmere , our aim is is is to give this thousand of year old nomadic lifestyle an opportunity to thrive and prosper in uncertain modern time . We is seek seek to promote what the nomad have been produce since time immemorial while add value by have the fiber spin and dye in Biella , at the foothill of the Italian Alps , the cradle of most ancient and prestigious italian textile excellence .