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Cashmere Care Instructions

Nine Yaks Cashmere Care Instructions   Cashmere is quite a delicate fabric, so ensuring that you are caring for it in the right way is of the utmost importance to make sure that it lasts a lifetime. You can easily care for cashmere yourself with the following instructions. Alternatively, you can take them to a dry cleaner for advanced cleaning care. Cashmere Ponchos: If you want your cashmere ponchos to stay admirably fluffy and soft, then hand wash them tenderly and regularly with cold or lukewarm water, while using a mild detergent like a wool or baby shampoo. It is not advised to machine wash your ponchos, even on a gentle wool wash, as the fibres can stretch easily, reshaping irregularly. To dry,...

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How to Wear Your Cashmere Button Wrap

How To Wear Your Nine Yaks Cashmere Button Wrap   Creativity is the key when you're working out how to put on your Cashmere Button Wrap. To help you out, we have included some images below, but please play around and work out some new ways to wear it. If you find some new creative ways to wrap that we don't already know, send us the details via our Facebook page!   Style 1: Sweater Drape the cashmere over your shoulders as though making a poncho, then simply button the buttons under the arm to make a sleeve.   Style 2: Shrug Fold the sheet of cashmere in half, buttoning the buttons on each side. Feed the arms through, creating...

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Nepal Earthquake Fundraiser - Now Online

Nepal Earthquake Fundraiser We have now added our Fundraising Yak Blankets to our online store, so if you can't make it in to our Pop Up Store at 109 Greville st, Prahran, you can still support efforts by buying online. Check it out in our store at www.nineyaks.com.au. We will be continuing our fundraising for the month of May, so get in and buy yourself a warm, woolly blanket and support those who need it most. For each Yak Wool Blanket sold, we are donating the entire amount to Oxfam's Earthquake Fund, or the Dhulikhel Hospital, based in Dhulikhel, Nepal, depending on who needs it most. For only $39, you can stay warm in winter as well as know that you have helped those...

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Nepal Earthquake Fundraiser

Nepal Earthquake Fundraiser Nine Yaks have been working closely with Nepal for a number of years and have a very close bond. We are worried about our families, friends, colleagues, neighbours and all those affected. We are devastated to understand the effects of this month's earthquake.  As we can't be there to help in person, we are trying to do as much as we can from here, which is why we are raising funds from our Pop Up Store at 109 Greville st, Prahran. For each Yak Wool Blanket sold, we are donating the entire amount to Oxfam's Earthquake Fund. For only $39, you can stay warm in winter as well as know that you have helped those affected by...

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Preparing for sunshine!

Summer is on its way, which appears to surprise us all as I look outside into the dark and stormy Melbourne sky. This does not perturb Nine Yaks as they prepare to officially launch their spring/summer collection. Their eyes are on the horizon, where the sun should eventually appear out of the wintry darkness. Keeping it local, we popped down to Caulfield Park, staying close to nature and the local duck population with models Melinda (pictured right), Maddy and Florence (pictured left). I didn’t envy the models as they frolicked around in light and cool summery cotton, trying for all they were worth to appear warm and happy, when really it was freezing, the blustery wind blowing away whatever sunshine...

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