Plum Qiviut Silk Shawl/Scarf

50% qiviut, 50% silk
Approx. 58 x 16"
Reg no. 113347 

Qiviut (Ki-vee-oot) is an Inuit word describing the finest and warmest layer of fur or down on Arctic animals, including muskox, Arctic Hare and Arctic Fox. Muskox qiviut fibres are long enough to be spun into pure qiviut yarn or blended with other fibres such as superfine merino and silk to complement the rare qualities of muskox qiviut. Qiviut is an ultra-fine hair and not like sheep wool that has microscopic barbs. Some people mistakenly use the term 'muskox wool' for muskox qiviut. Muskox qiviut is most well known of the arctic fibres that Nunavut Qiviut spins into yarn.