MOCO Qiviut Brochure

Natural Qiviut &
Qiviut - Merino - Silk
Yarns & Fibers
Ÿ Sample Cards...$10
Ÿ 100% Qiviut, 2/18, Lace weight,
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300 yards/ounce
Natural...$86/oz.
100% Qiviut, 2/14, Fingering weight,
220 yards/ounce
Natural...$86/oz.
Dyed...$86/oz.
100% Qiviut, 3/14, Sport weight
146 yards/ounce
Natural...$86/oz.
70/20/10 Qiviut/Merino/Silk, 2/18,
Lace weight, 300 yards/ounce
Natural...$76/oz.
Dyed...$76/oz.
45/45/10 Qiviut/Merino/Silk, 2/28,
Cobweb Lace weight, 425yards/ounce
Natural...$58/oz.
45/45/10 Qiviut/Merino/Silk, 2/14,
Fingering weight, 220 yards/ounce
Natural...$58/oz.
Dyed...$58/oz.
45/45/10 Qiviut/Merino/Silk, 3/14,
Sport weight, 146 yards/ounce
Natural...$58/oz.
100% Qiviut, de-haired Carded
Fiber...$45/oz.
65/45/10 Qiviut/Baby Alpaca/Silk
Carded Fiber...$35/oz.
50/50 Qiviut/Merino Carded
Fiber...$35/oz.
Qiviut Characteristics
Musk Ox Qiviut (kiv-ee-ute) is one
of the finest and warmest fibers on
earth. The musk ox have adapted their
extraordinary undercoat to protect
them since prehistoric times. Their
down-like under-hair is eight times
warmer than wool by weight and finer
than cashmere. Each spring the musk ox
sheds this two-part coat and it is
harvested by separating the down from
the long guard-hairs. The harshness and
remoteness of the Arctic limits the
amount of qiviut available making it one of
the most sought after and treasured of
all natural luxury fibers.
Qiviut fiber is so fine that if you
laid 1,950 of them side by side, they
would barely cover an inch at 16 microns
each. The pattern of small scales on the
surface of Qiviut fibers is smooth and
even. This characteristic gives it
resistance to felting, scratching and
shrinking.
The appearance of Qiviut
garments improves with washing, giving it
more loft, softness and warmth. Qiviut’s
blooming characteristic enables one to
use larger than normal needles for yarns
of this weight to create a garment that is
remarkably lightweight yet incredibly
warm.
Qiviut responds well to fondling!
The more you fondle Qiviut, the softer it
becomes. You’ve got to feel it to believe
it!
Each skein is hand wound to ensure
no knots.
MOCO QIVIUT
With Appreciation to
Nancy Bender, Founder
Musk Ox Down,
The World’s Most Exceptional
Rare Fiber!
www.CaryllDesigns.com
Etsy Shop: MOCOQIVIUT
Caryll Designs / Caryll McConnell
301 Sandy Creek Road
Salmon, ID 83467-5232
Phone: (208) 756-7156
caryll@carylldesigns.com
Mountain Colors Hand-Painted
8 Solid Colors
6 Solid Colors
Available in 100% Fingering
70/20/10 Lace
45/45/10 QMS Fingering
weights only
Available in 100% Fingering & 70/20/10
QMS Lace weights only
Available in 45/45/10 QMS
Fingering weight only
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Bitterroot Rainbow: all the colors
of a rainbow
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Lupine: beautiful blues with purple
and moss green
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Black
Cranberry
Curry
Dark Plum
Forest
Purple
Rust
Sapphire
Ÿ Mountain Tango: many shades of
earthy greens
Ÿ Ruby River: many shades of rich
reds
These yarns are painstakingly
manufactured to produce fine quality
heirlooms.
Wash gently by hand in warm
water using mild shampoo. Soak 10
minutes. Rinse while squeezing water
through gently. Remove excess
moisture in a towel and air dry on a flat
surface to shape.
Natural Qiviut & QMS Blend Yarns
left to right:
100% Qiviut Fingering
100% Qiviut Sport
70/20/10 Qiviut/Merino/Silk Lace
45/45/10 Qiviut/Merino/Silk Fingering
45/45/10 Qiviut/Merino/Silk Cobweb Lace
(100% Qiviut Lace & 45/45/10
Qiviut/Merino/Silk Sport not pictured)
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Black
Lavender
Pewter
Red Robin
Sapphire
Suntan
Natural Qiviut is a warm, medium brown
color that appears lighter when
blended with creamy Australian Merino
and white Cultivated Mulberry Silk
fibers. Therefore, the blended yarns
appear more gray than brown
respective to the fiber blend
percentage. Dyed 100% Qiviut colors
are rich, deep hues that become
progressively lighter in the blended
yarns. The lighter 45/45/10 QMS
blend shades cannot be reproduced in
the 70/20/10 QMS blend or 100%
Qiviut due to higher dark qiviut fiber
contents. The dyes are permanent,
fade resistant and will remain true for
generations.