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	Qiviut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Qiviut has been described as “the cashmere of the north,” and is considered by experienced spinners to combine several of the best fiber properties, such as fineness, length, strength and warmth.
		Qiviut lacks scales and crimp found in sheep wool, so it is very soft and non-irritating and it will not shrink or felt.
		The yarn combines the lightness and warmth of qiviut with the luster and strength of silk, the elasticity of wool, and the softness of alpaca.
	www.uaf.edu /lars/qiviut.html (603 words)

	Pussy Cap - Qiviut
		The harshness and remoteness of the Arctic limits the amount of qiviut available and while small amounts are supplied by domesticated herds, limited worldwide supplies make it one of the most sought after and treasured of all natural luxury animal fibers.
		Qiviut is soft to the touch and extraordinarily light with a single fiber of it so small that it's nearly invisble to the human eye.
		Qiviut is eight to ten times warmer than wool, finer than cashmere and perfect for wearing next to the skin because of its ethereal softness.
	www.pussycap.com /qiviut.html (693 words)

	Windy Valley Muskox - Fine Luxury Yarns & Fibers
		Qiviut is naturally a soft grayish-brown color, and is one of the warmest and most luxurious fibers in the world.
		In contrast to wool, qiviut is soft, non-irritating to the skin, and is very durable.
		Qiviut garments are worn for years and can be hand washed in mild detergent.
	www.windyvalleymuskox.com /qiviut.html (180 words)

	Qiviut Store
		Qiviut, this strange word pronounced ki - vee - ute, means down or underwool in the Eskimo language.
		The hand combed qiviut from the farm is cleaner and softer than the underwool shed in the wild since the loose fiber is not subjected to the harshness of wind and weather, but stored and protected.
		Qiviut is actually so grease-free and clean to work with that it could literally be hand spun off a willing musk ox's back (if you could get one to stand still!).
	www.qiviut.com /store/index.cfm?target=Fiber+/+Yarn (704 words)

	Fantasy Fibers, Qiviut Fiber Processing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Qiviut is a high arctic exotic fibre that comes from the Musk ox.
		The average fineness of qiviut is 12 microns - sharing the title for the finest natural fibre in the world with vicuña from South America.
		The average staple length of qiviut is approximately 3.5 inches.
	www.fantasyfibers.com /qiviut_new.htm (90 words)

	<%Title%> - Concord Monitor Online - Concord, NH 03301 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Qiviut is the fiber of choice for Kelly Bridges, a knitting enthusiast from Gilmanton, and it doesn't come from a rabbit or a sheep.
		Before her qiviut could be spun into useable yarn, all the guard hairs had to be removed - by hand.
		The qiviut is a rich cocoa brown, but because some of the tufts she collected had been out in the sun longer than others, their color is faded.
	www.concordmonitor.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050116/REPOSITORY/501160339/1024/LIVING03 (817 words)

	Alaska Science and Technology Foundation : Grant DataBase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Qiviut is the extremely soft, fine underwool of the muskox with high commercial value.
		The qiviut from this operation is commercially spun into yarn and then distributed to members of Oomingmak, an Alaskan village-based knitters coop.
		Under experimentally controlled conditions, qiviut growth rate (mg/cm2/d, determined using the clipped patch technique), linear qiviut growth (mm/d, determined using a modification of the dye band technique) and raw fleece weight, expressed as g/kgBW, were used to measure qiviut growth.
	www.dced.state.ak.us /astf/index.cfm?FuseAction=Grants&View=Summary&GrantType=Grants&Grants_ID=3513&proj_number=91-1-055 (718 words)

	Qiviut, The Underdown of the Muskox - All Fiber Arts
		Qiviut is from the Inuit language, meaning the underwool of the Musk Ox or Oomingmak.
		Qiviut is 8 times warmer than wool and is finer than cashmere.
		Qiviut fiber collection, cleaning and dehairing is a very time consuming process as it is all done by hand.
	www.allfiberarts.com /library/aa99/aa011099.htm (294 words)

	David Morgan: Qiviut Woolens
		Qiviut (pronounced "kiv-ee-ute") is the warm, soft under-fur of the musk ox, the warmest softest wool known.
		A domestic herd of musk oxen was established, from which the qiviut could be combed each spring for spinning into yarn.
		Today knitting qiviut is a culture-friendly source of cash income for the coastal villagers, supplying a unique product from a growing arctic resource.
	www.davidmorgan.com /qiviut.html (375 words)

	Kitikmeot dreams of a qiviut mill
		Qiviut, the treasured wool of the muskox, could be a bonanza for Kitikmeot hunters and trappers.
		Qiviut is portable, very light and easily transported to the South.
		A qiviut mill would mean a few more steps in the process of turning hair into fashionable clothing would stay in the region.
	www.nnsl.com /frames/newspapers/2001-11/nov19_01qiv.html (524 words)

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		Such qualities as docility, and sociability are considered along with the amount of qiviut they produce and their parenting skills.
		Collection of qiviut begins after it has loosened from the animal's skin, but before it works its way between the guard hairs and gets lost to the wind.
		This is the end of the raw qiviut journey at the farm.
	www.rvtravelog.com /muskox.dir/muskox1.htm (759 words)

	Playing With Yarn - Knife River, MN 55609 - We carry yarns from: Dale of Norway, Swedish Yarn Inc., Berroco, Brown ...
		Musk ox qiviut (kiv-ee-ute), is one of the finest and warmest fibers on earth.
		Qiviut fiber is so fine that if you laid 1,950 of them side by side, they would barely cover an inch.
		The pattern of small scales on the surface of qiviut fibers is smooth and even.
	www.playingwithyarn.com /yarn.htm (346 words)

	Broadway Books \| Knitting Heaven and Earth by Susan Gordon Lydon
		Qiviut is spun from the downy underhair of the musk ox, a shaggy Arctic beast that roams the frozen tundra and puts one in mind of a smaller, stubbier version of the woolly mammoth.
		And qiviut, the yarn spun from its soft, downy underfleece, is said to be finer, warmer, and lighter than cashmere.
		Downy fibers such as qiviut and cashmere possess what is called a halo, the fine hairs that surround the core of spun fiber and make it more or less fuzzy depending on the yarn.
	www.randomhouse.com /broadway/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767915656&view=excerpt (2720 words)

	Rowell et al., July 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Fleece samples (qiviut with guard hair) were shaved from the midshoulder of 299 wild muskox hides of known sex and age (1, 2, 3, and 4+ yr) during the Banks Island, Canada, muskox harvest in November 1997.
		Samples were analyzed for fiber diameter distribution of raw fiber and qiviut, scoured and qiviut yields, and lengths of guard hair and qiviut fiber.
		Qiviut theoretical yield (% mass of fibers is less than or equal to 30 μm) increased (P < 0.001) with age, and females had higher theoretical yields than males (P < 0.001).
	www.asas.org /jas/abs/2001/a0171670.htm (513 words)

	Fingers and Needles
		The domestication of die musk ox and the start-up of the Oomingmak cooperative are tightly interwoven.
		Research had shown qiviut was better suited to knitting than weaving, and knitting was a skill Eskimos had learned from missionaries.
		The cooperative buys most of its qiviut from the herd Teal helped establish, now kept in the Matanuska Valley near Palmer and operated by the Musk Ox Development Corp. as a private nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and domestication of the musk ox.
	www.rurdev.usda.gov /rbs/pub/mar00/needles.htm (1747 words)

	ICT [2003/07/22] Knitting a new tradition in western Alaska
		Joyce Whitman blocks out a garment made of qiviut, which is made from musk ox underwool, to ready it for sale at the Oomingmak retail store in Anchorage.
		The Co-operative obtains the qiviut mostly from two captive herds, one the Palmer Musk Ox Farm and the other the University of Alaska's Large Animal Research Center.
		A qiviut knit is "a wearable piece of art," according to the office manager.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1058891773 (895 words)

	Colorful Stitches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Since an adult muskox only sheds between four to six pounds of fiber per year, qiviut is quite rare.
		As fine if not finer than cashmere, qiviut is eight times warmer than wool.
		Given its rarity, softness and warmth, qiviut is mostly used to knit accessories like hats, scarves, mittens and gloves.
	www.colorful-stitches.com /store/DisplayProduct.php?sku=Qiviut (90 words)

	Qiviut - Musk Ox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Qiviut is the under-wool of the Arctic Musk Ox.
		Musk oxen are a primary source of food in that region and their pelts, which would otherwise go unused, are utilized as a source of qiviut fiber.
		Qiviut is extremely soft; it makes for wonderfully warm scarves and shawls.
	www.mountainshadowfarm.com /qiviut.htm (322 words)

	Natural History of the Musk Ox
		Qiviut is shed naturally by the animals each spring and collected on the Musk Ox Farm by combing.
		The qiviut is then shipped to Oomingmak, Musk Ox Producers' Cooperative (www.qiviut.com) as the raw material for a thriving native cottage industry.
		They are born with a full coat of qiviut and a boundless supply of energy.
	www.muskoxfarm.org /history.html (871 words)

	Qiviut Muskox Wool from Alaska
		Qiviut is arguably the finest wool available in the world.
		Qiviut, pronounced ki- vee-ute, is an Eskimo word meaning down, or underwool.
		Eight times warmer than wool and extremely light weight and soft, Qiviut is one of the world's finest natural fibers.
	www.alaskabeadstore.com /Qiviut.html (109 words)

	Alaska.com \| What to buy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Oomingmak, an Eskimo word for musk ox, is a cooperative that sells hand-knitted clothing made from qiviut, the fine underwool of musk ox.
		"Qiviut is extremely soft," said Sigrun Robertson, executive director of the cooperative.
		The cooperative has recently started a new line offering a mix of 80 percent qiviut and 20 percent silk.
	www.alaska.com /about/buy/story/4838809p-4776586c.html (1401 words)

	Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers Co-op
		The Alaskan co-operative that has brought exquisite Qiviut items to you as a unique northern gift since 1969.
		Eight times warmer than wool and extraordinarily lightweight, Qiviut is one of the finest natural fibers known to man. The Co-Operative is owned by approximately 250 Native Alaskan women from remote coastal villages of Alaska who knit each item by hand.
		The caps and scarves made by the knitters are as comfortable to wear on cool days in a warm climate as they are in chilly weather.
	www.alaskavisitorscenter.com /images/oomingmak.html (198 words)

	Muskox of the Yukon & Alaska North Slope Harvest
		The qiviut of the muskox is perhaps the finest wool in the world.
		Qiviut is spun into wool and used to make warm woolen clothing, hats, scarves and mitts.
		Qiviut can be collected on the range of muskox during the spring and summer, when the muskox shed their coats.
	www.taiga.net /wmac/species/muskox/harvest.html (494 words)

	Qiviut Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Qiviut (pronounced "kiv-ee-ute"), the downy-soft underwool from the Arctic musk ox, is shed naturally each year during the spring months.
		Each village has a signature pattern derived from traditional aspects of village life and the Eskimo culture; they may come from an ancient artifact or a beadwork design.
		Unlike wool, Qiviut is not scratchy and will not shrink in any temperature of water.
	www.qiviut.com (228 words)

	Qiviut Yarn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Qiviut is the warmest, lightest wool in the world and can be made into incomparably soft garments.
		On the technical side, this luxurious fiber has a diameter of 12 microns, low lanolin content and a smooth texture that allows it to be worn next to the skin.
		QIVIUT ITEMS ARE STILL SOLD DIRECTLY TO Due to the rareness and unpredictability of qiviut supplies, we are not able to offer qiviut items to stores at this time.
	www.crescentmoonfibers.com /Qiviut_Yarn.asp (298 words)

	Press: Musk oxen may finally pay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Most of the products presently made from qiviut are hand-knitted by members of the Anchorage-based Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers’ Cooperative, which has an exclusive contract to buy all the qiviut shed by the domesticated herd in Palmer.
		The Cooperative sometimes has to wait two years before it can gather enough qiviut to send to an Outside mill, said Mesonga Atkinson, a member who’s been knitting since she was 12 and is now teaching her nine-year-old granddaughter the skill.
		Should there be more qiviut available in the future, its price would probably go down, she said; similarly, processing would be cheaper with an in-state mill.
	www.anchoragepress.com /archives/document4201.html (648 words)

	Qiviut goes Cartier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Qiviut (or qiviuk in Inuvialuktun) is the soft inner fur of the muskox, which can be spun into a luxurious cashmere-like wool.
		Primarily, they want to improve methods of meat handling, but work was also done to quantify the yield of qiviut from each animal.
		Schmidt says qiviut sales account for about 40 per cent of the harvest revenue, with meat bringing in 40 per cent, and leather about 20 per cent.
	www.nnsl.com /frames/newspapers/frames/newspapers/2002-04/apr8_02musk.html (423 words)

	Qiviut, MOCO Yarns, Musk Ox Down, Ultimately Luxurious Rare Fiber
		These exquisite qiviut yarns are painstakingly manufactured to the highest of standards and will provide lasting heirlooms for you and your loved ones.
		Qiviut alone does not have the elasticity of wool so garments can lengthen about 10% with washing.
		Please note: 100% Qiviut and 75% Qiviut/25% Merino-Silk colors all vary a bit even within the same dye lot due to higher white fiber content in the blend making it a shade lighter overall.
	www.carylldesigns.com /MOCO_qiviut.htm (1783 words)

	Arctic Science Journeys: Research Boosts Qiviut Production
		Qiviut is prized throughout the Arctic as a soft, ultra-warm fiber--softer and warmer than even cashmere or angora wool.
		Only about 500 pounds of qiviut are produced each year from Alaska's two domestic musk ox herds.
		Methionine didn't change qiviut's soft, luxurious feel, but it did cause musk ox to produce more qiviut--about a pound more than the usual 4 to 7 pounds.
	seagrant.uaf.edu /news/99ASJ/10.29.99_Qiviut.html (636 words)

	Fiber characteristics of qiviut and guard hair from wild muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) -- Rowell et al. 79 (7): 1670 -- ...
		Fiber characteristics of qiviut and guard hair from wild muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) -- Rowell et al.
		qiviut (the downy underwool of the muskox), we have employed standards and
		Qiviut staple length did not differ with either age or sex.
	jas.fass.org /cgi/content/abstract/79/7/1670 (445 words)

	KTUU.com \| Alaska's news and information source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Qiviut is the soft under wool of the musk ox, which is combed and gathered and then spun into yarn for the purpose of making garments.
		He says the qiviut produced by the musk oxen helps Alaskan Natives elsewhere in the state.
		Now hundreds of Natives continue the tradition, making sure herds of this prehistoric animal, once threatened by extinction in the 1950s, are kept around for a long time.
	www.ktuu.com /cms/anmviewer.asp?a=610&z=7 (534 words)

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