The Warmest Socks, Gloves, Hats and Scarves
I’ve been researching the warmest wool products available. Here’s what I discovered:
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Underrated Fiber Series: Yak Wool
Similar to Bison wool, Yak wool is a very warm, lightweight and soft fiber. Yaks are primarily raised by nomadic Tibetan and Mongolian families. Their wool is combed (not shorn) once per year in the springtime when the animals shed their winter coat.
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Underrated Fiber Series: Bison Wool
In our underrated fiber series, we will be featuring products made with wool from alpacas, llamas, vicunas, bison, musk oxen, and yaks. Let’s start this series off by looking at Bison wool, which is harvested from buffalo in Colorado and South Dakota each spring, when the animals shed their fur. Bisons were almost driven to extinction,
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