Scarf Yak Burgundy pillows piaj (Assamese) - onion

piaj (Assamese) - onion

40cm x 65cm

naturally dyed with madder

This handspun yarn is made from dark brown yak wool

is unique in the placement of individual color blocks

Scarf Yak Burgundy pillows piaj (Assamese) - onionyak (Ladakhi) yak This scarf is made from the soft dark brown yak wool and lambswool which is naturally dyed with lac. On the Changthang Plateau, the majority of the yaks is dark brown. It is hand spun and hand woven in Ladakh. Yak wool keeps extremely warm and is very soft. It comes from the down of the yak, the layer closest to a yak's body called khullu. The fiber is taken by hand in the months of June and July. hand spun and hand woven 70% yak