ULA+LIA Baby Yak DK Yarn

Ula & Lia is a yarn company based in Mongolia.  They source their Baby Yak from free range Yaks raised in traditional methods by nomadic families.  The fiber is processed & milled in Mongolia!  Their mission is to bring the highest of quality Baby Yak to market at an approachable price.  This is still a luxury fiber and very little is produced each year by the Baby Yaks and there is a limited run of yarn each year.  Cowgirl Yarn is thrilled to have the chance to bring this amazing yarn to you! Due to their unique habitat of high elevations and bitterly cold temperatures, yak wool is very fine and soft, but also comprised of abnormally long and durable fibers. The downy fiber harvested from Mongolian yaks provides a unique mix of softness and durability. Yaks have different layers in their wool coats, much like goats. ULA + LIA only uses the finest, softest down layer that 1-3 year old yaks produce in the middle of bitter winters. The guard hairs that remain after the brushing p