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STATIC STATIC Yak Basic Knit Cap
Wearing the winter coat of a yak living in high altitude
The ultimate in comfort and gentle warmth that envelops you.
In the process of utilizing natural materials for outdoor wear, we have discovered a wonderful quality in yak that is different from that of wool.
Natural yak wool is not mass-produced like sheep's wool and is very rare.
STATIC chose Tibetan yak wool.
The yak wool from yaks that live in more mountainous areas is sure to match our outdoor orientation.
This intuitive encounter resulted in a lightweight and functional product.
Unlike sheep, which have undergone a great deal of breeding since the Industrial Revolution, yaks are a primitive bovine animal that originated in Tibet.
They are found throughout the year in alpine meadow areas at altitudes of 3,000 to 6,000 meters in Tibet, Nepal, and other areas, and in winter they are active on the lower edge of the snow line. The yak is considered a species with excellent cold tolerance. In order to survive the long winter, its laying hair grows as winter approaches and sheds in the spring.
Nomads collect these hairs and wash them to produce high-quality raw materials. These days, the hair is carefully combed out by hand, just like cashmere. Unlike sheep, this method does not require the whole body to be clipped and there is no need for mulesing (*), so it can be said to be ethical.
Yak wool can be harvested every year, but each adult yak produces only about 100 to 300 grams of wool. Wool weighs about 4 kg, so in comparison, this wool is extremely rare. STATIC's Tibetan yak wool is harvested at a rate of 100 grams per animal. We do not take an unreasonably large amount of wool, and we limit the amount of wool we take so as not to stress the yaks.
Mulesing is the process of cutting the skin and flesh from the pubic region of the lamb to prevent maggot infestation.
Update Information
- The overall balance has been adjusted to a size that can be worn by more people.
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