Yak down is the fine undercoat fibre of yaks. It is separated from the coarser outer hair before it is prepared for yarn.
Fibre
Yak Down
Yak down for yarn, flat-knitted products and woven accessories. Share your requirements for a yarn or finished-product inquiry.
For a yak-down inquiry, share the required grade or fineness, preparation, colour, quantity, intended yarn or finished product, testing needs and destination market. Mongol Textile confirms available options and terms for each project.
Buyer and technical guide
Specify yak down for the intended product
Yak Down identifies a fibre category. It does not define the required grade, preparation, yarn or finished-product construction.
Material definition
What yak down means
Yak is a recognised animal-hair textile fibre. For a yak-down inquiry, the agreed specification and test method must define the required material.
Technical brief
What buyers should specify
The material, yarn, product construction and finish must be considered together for the intended use.
- fibre grade, fineness and length
- coarse-hair and contamination limits
- natural shade or colour requirement
- yarn construction and intended product
- test method and documents required
Connect fibre to product
Let the end use lead the decision
Send the intended use and required specification together. Availability and the manufacturing route are project-specific.
Connect material to product
What must yak down become?
Share the end product, material specification, colour, quantity and test requirements. Availability and suitability are project-specific.