Yak wool is used to performing in the wild. Inasmuch, as clothing, it naturally wicks away moisture for optimal temperature control while hiking or working outdoors.

While Hurwitz believes the 10% of yak wool definitely contributes to his bestselling shirt’s softness, he hastens to add that the fabric, otherwise “high-grade” cotton, has been scrupulously ...

Like the aforementioned merino and cashmere, yak wool is a premium product. The Chimera, the company's least expensive sweater, costs $160. Other models go for as much as $240.

Now, 10 years later, the fairtrade company has established itself as the go-to purveyor for yak wool-made clothing. All of their wool is sourced from herders in Qinghai and Sichuan, two largely ...

The 65% Yak, 35% Tencel [a natural fibre made from the Eucalyptus tree] fabric combines the qualities of both fibres, and we believe this is the way forward for lightweight base-layer clothing.

The idea of using yak wool to create outdoor clothing was born when Peak to Plateau founder Stefan Warnaar spent three months living and traveling through Mongolia and other parts of Asia. While ...

Peak to Plateau is a new Christchurch company making baselayers and outdoor clothing with Yak wool sourced from the Tibetan Plateau. Today they launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for ...

‘The biggest problem with yak is its name’ Johnston says yak fibers are warm and as soft as cashmere, and while using yak wool isn’t new in itself, she says there has never been a global ...

Yak wool has long been an essential material used in making yurts and clothing in Tibetan ethnic areas. During the down season, a yak produces an average of no more than 300 grams of down.

The wool is purchased at fair trade prices from rural herders in Mongolia and Tibet, helping to create sustainable local economies and markets, he explained. In addition, 2 percent of the clothing ...