About our wool
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Our sustainable and valuable products made from these wool qualities are produced ethically and ecologically correctly. The knitting takes place in Outer Mongolia and the weaving takes place on handlooms in Nepal. The factories are small, family-run businesses where social standards are observed and the craftsmen are paid fairly and decently.
The wonderfully warm and super soft yarns are used to create airy, comfortable cuts for fashion collections in a small Mongolian knitwear factory in Ulaan Bataar.
The wonderfully warm and super soft yarns are used to create airy, comfortable cuts for fashion collections in a small Mongolian knitwear factory in Ulaan Bataar.
For us, Kashmir symbolizes 'charisma',
Yak stands for strength and camel for serenity.
Serenity – the most pleasant form of self-confidence.
(Marie von Ebner – Eschenbach)
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“Soft, noble, delicate and finest wool that attracts”
For VvE, the most valuable and purest cashmere wool from the mountain goats in northwest Mongolia is combed out once a year in spring. The nomads also comb out the robust, soft wool from the yaks in spring. The yak cattle live with the goats and sheep on the mountain heights in northwest Mongolia. The wool from the camels from the steppes in the south of the country is almost as delicate and soft as the cashmere wool. It is also combed out by the nomads in late spring. Goats and sheep, yaks and cows live in community and freedom because they roam freely across the vast mountainous landscape. Only then does their fur grow so beautifully every year because these animals can live stress-free and not overgrazed and are carefully looked after by the nomads.
The nomads treat their animals with care and respect; it is their only source of income. The delicate undercoat of their cashmere goats, yak cattle and camels is combed out once in the spring when the hair changes. The Verena von Eschenbach collections are made from these three wool qualities.
The nomads treat their animals with care and respect; it is their only source of income. The delicate undercoat of their cashmere goats, yak cattle and camels is combed out once in the spring when the hair changes. The Verena von Eschenbach collections are made from these three wool qualities.
Our wool is gently washed with only water and soap, carded, dried and finally spun.
VVe has Home & Living, Fashion for women and men, and also for the little ones, made a first set of pure cashmere. Baby skin is particularly sensitive and should not be exposed to chemically treated materials, which is why we want to wrap it in this delicate, pure wool.
The VvE untreated and natural wool still smells of the endless expanse of Mongolia. It is dyed gently without chemical treatment using European, azo-free color pigments that are very kind to your skin and also to the environment.
Our wool comes from the northwest of the country, where the rare black mountain goats live, from which we get our favorite cashmere. The camels like to live in the desert-like steppe landscape. They also travel in herds up to 30 km a day and are frugal feeders. Their soft undercoat is very similar to cashmere hair, but a little drier to the touch from the salt of the desert. Our woven, generous yak and baby camel blankets are a wonderful natural heat store and at the same time moisture-balancing for the best sleeping comfort.
VVe has Home & Living, Fashion for women and men, and also for the little ones, made a first set of pure cashmere. Baby skin is particularly sensitive and should not be exposed to chemically treated materials, which is why we want to wrap it in this delicate, pure wool.
The VvE untreated and natural wool still smells of the endless expanse of Mongolia. It is dyed gently without chemical treatment using European, azo-free color pigments that are very kind to your skin and also to the environment.
Our wool comes from the northwest of the country, where the rare black mountain goats live, from which we get our favorite cashmere. The camels like to live in the desert-like steppe landscape. They also travel in herds up to 30 km a day and are frugal feeders. Their soft undercoat is very similar to cashmere hair, but a little drier to the touch from the salt of the desert. Our woven, generous yak and baby camel blankets are a wonderful natural heat store and at the same time moisture-balancing for the best sleeping comfort.
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When the goats have their hair change in the spring after their second winter, they are combed for the first time. The nomads lay each goat on one side on prepared cloths in order to comb the wool fluff out of the animal's coat using special combs. Then it is the turn of the other side, a laborious and very strenuous job. Of course the goats bleat loudly because they are wild animals that do not like to stay still. As soon as they have been combed, the animals jump back to their herd. This work takes a few weeks, depending on the size of the herd. The same is done with yaks and camels. Wooden gates have now been erected to keep the rather dangerous yaks under control for this work, after which they are returned to the meadows.
The nomad brings his raw material to the cooperative in his community, where the raw wool is pre-sorted and weighed. He receives his money there immediately and uses it to buy supplies for the following months. The collected wool is then taken by our wool trader friend to Ulaan Bataar to the laundry for further processing.
Very important information for you,
Dear owner of this purchased product!
Please pay attention to sharp objects or wooden edges, jewelry, Velcro fasteners and your four-legged friends so that your wool product does not get caught on them.
If it does happen, please move away from it calmly and carefully!
Since this is a hand-made product, it is best to have two people guide the thread(s) back by carefully pulling the whole piece in the direction of the thread pull so that the thread(s) slide back into their original place. Please never pull out torn yarn, but cut off the rest after trying to pull it in. We recommend that you contact our service studio info@verena-von-eschenbach.com and we will be happy to help you.
For care:
By airing the wool product outside in the fresh air, it can usually clean itself. If you want to wash the product, it is best to use organic wool care products; in our experience, Kaell's cashmere washing concentrate No. 51 with moisturizing lanolin is the most suitable, or you can use an organic moisturizing hair shampoo (it is made from spun animal hair).
Please wash your item in cold water up to max. 30° by hand or in the washing machine in our enclosed natural linen bag and spin at a maximum of 400 - 600 revolutions. If you wash it by hand with lukewarm water, please rinse it with fresh cold water, squeeze it out (please do not wring), lay it on a towel and leave it to dry for 1-2 days. Then smooth it out with a light iron steam (please do not place it on the heater or in the sun).
The formation of small balls, also known as pilling, at the points of friction on the product is normal. Since Verena von Eschenbach does not use any chemical treatment, it is recommended to comb off this excess wool with our included wool comb, in the knitting or weaving direction from top to bottom.
Please do not throw these leftover balls away, but hang them on a branch outside in nature. Squirrels and birds love this natural wool for building nests.
Please do not throw these leftover balls away, but hang them on a branch outside in nature. Squirrels and birds love this natural wool for building nests.
We wish you much joy and enjoyment with your product from
Verena von Eschenbach