Qiviut is grown under the long guard hair coat of the musk ox. The musk ox shed this fine coat of underwool every spring, and grows a new coat in time for the next winter.
The old man's scarf was made from qiviut, it was very expensive but incredibly warm.
There should be no difference what so ever. Qiviut (pronounced KIV-EE-UTE) in the Yupik Eskimo language, means down or under wool. It refers to the winter coat of the Musk Ox. It covers their entire body closest to their skin in the fall and they shed it naturally every spring. Most of the qiviut in the world will come out Canada or Greenland, from culling the wild heards. Although you can get it from a couple of places in Alaska. I work for Oomingmak Musk Ox Producers Co-operative. Its a co-op of knitters that hand knit garments made from qiviut yarn.
A weird selection, but all valid scrabble words: Qindarka Qindars Qintars Qiviuts Faqirs Qindar Qintar Qiviut Faqir Qis
6-letter wordsqindar, qintar, qiviut7-letter wordsqindars, qintars, qiviuts8-letter wordsqindarka
Wool is obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, angora from rabbits, and other types of wool from camelids
Qiviut Garments can be dry cleaned or hand washed. if you choose to have it dry cleaned be sure to tell the cleaner that it should be cleaned using the silk setting. To hand wash, fill sink with a small amount of warm water and delicate detergent, submerge and leave to sit in the water for 20 minutes. Next, drain water and press out the water......DO NOT WRING THE GARMENT. Refill the silk with clean water at the same temperature as the wash water (very important to prevent felting). Again, press out water and lay flat to dry...reshape garment gently as it dries. From Lorraine at cottage craft angora.com
Winter coats can be made from any textile and serve any purpose. Some winter coats are required to keep humans warm in winter. Other winter coats are for fashion and style only in geographies where winter is not cold.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern Q-V---. That is, six letter words with 1st letter Q and 3rd letter V. In alphabetical order, they are: qiviut
two (2) letter word:qi.three (3) letter word:qis. qat.four (4) letter word:qadi. qaid. qoph.five (5) letter word:qanat.six (6) letter word:qabala. qindar. qintar. qiviut. qophs.seven (7) letter word:qindars. qintars. qiviuts.eight (8) letter word:qindarka.
It is not here is a list of words that the rule q is followed by u does not apply to: * buqsha * faqir * QADI * QIAD * QANAT * QASIDA * QAT * QAWWAL * QAWWALI * QIBLA * QINDAR * QINDARKA * QINTAR * QIGONG * QIN * QINTAR * QIVIUT * QOPH * QWERTY * sheqel * sheqalim * suq * tariqa * tranq * umiaq
Eider ducks survive year-round in the Arctic by adapting to the extreme cold with their thick layers of insulating feathers, which provide excellent thermal protection. They also rely on a diet of marine invertebrates and can dive underwater to forage for food. Musk oxen, on the other hand, have a thick, shaggy coat made of long guard hairs and a dense undercoat called qiviut that insulates them against frigid temperatures. They graze on grasses, mosses, and lichens, and their social behavior helps them survive harsh conditions by forming protective groups.
Wool is primarily from sheep. Other animals give us other types of wool : Cashmere or pashmina is collected from Cashmere Goats. Lamb's wool is collected from lambs (young sheep). Camel Wool is collected from camel. Mohair is collected from Angora goats.