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Mar 01, 2010
100% Baby Camel, Camel Hair
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There are two types of camel: the Dromedary (single hump) and the Bactrian Camel (double hump). Both are native to the dry and desert areas of Asia and northern Africa. The name camel comes via the Greek "kámēlos" from the Arabic "jamal" or the Hebrew "gahmal", all meaning "camel".
The down is spun into yarn for knitting. -Wikipedia.org
Camel hair is from the extremely soft and fine fur from the undercoat of the camel. Camel’s hair can be used alone but is most often combined with fine ,a href="wool.html">wool for overcoating, topcoating, sportswear and sports hosiery. Because of the beauty of the natural color, fabrics containing camel’s hair are usually left in the natural camel color or dyed a darker brown. Light-weight and soft, it is said that a 22 oz. camel fabric is as warm as a 32 oz. woolen fabric. - Wool Fabrics
CAMEL FIBER
Bactrian camels have two coats: the warm inner coat of down and a rough outer coat which is long and hairy. They shed their fiber in clumps consisting of both coats and is normally gathered. They produce about 5 pounds (2 kg) of fiber annually. Camel down is the soft warm inner down of a bactrian camel with a fiber structure similar to cashmere. The down is usually 1-3 inches long with a micron count of about 15-22 microns. Camel down does not felt easily. Baby Camel Top has been becoming more popular every year. It has a staple length of over 2 inches which is quite long for camel. Camel wool has unique characteristics of conductivity, softness and strength. - Peace of Yarn
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In the Gobi, the camel serves multiple purposes. They are able to provide milk even during the period of extreme drought, and they are strong enough to carry everything, including a kitchen sink. And of course, there is the fiber. The outer hair, which is coarse and spun into yarn for making rope, is called male hair. The soft, inner coat, which is used for making felt and clothing, is called female hair. Of late, there is a growing demand in the export market for baby camel. The camel population is still critically low and there is currently no interest in breeding them for fiber, will the ship of the desert survive? find out >> |
Baby Camel DK, Makalu
Baby Camel Aran, Makalu
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Gobi, Lang |
100% Baby Camel 
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BABY CAMEL ARAN by Makalu FIBRE: 100% Baby Camel Down YARN WEIGHT: Aran TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 18 sts / 26 rows NEEDLES: 4.5 mm (US No.7) LENGTH: approx. 138 m / 147 yds HANK WEIGHT: 56g * hand wash | made in China 
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BABY CAMEL DK by Makalu FIBRE: 100% Baby Camel Down YARN WEIGHT: Double Knit TENSION: 10x10cm (4"): 22 sts / 28 rows NEEDLES: 4 mm (US No.6) LENGTH: approx. 158 m / 175 yds HANK WEIGHT: 56g * hand wash | made in China
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Natural Blends
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GOBI by Lang FIBRE: 30% Baby Camel, 70% Merino extra fine YARN WEIGHT: Aran TENSION: 10x10 (4"): 17 sts / 26 rows NEEDLES: 4.5 - 5.5 mm (US No. 8-9) LENGTH: approx. 90 m / 102 yrd BALL WEIGHT: 50 g * hand wash | made in Italy
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