Noble for a Reason
We steward the world’s rarest noble fibres with care, intention, and purpose. As the global authority of Noble Yarns®, we uphold the highest standards of transparency, traceability, and in-tengri-ty, connecting a living network of herders, heritage mills, makers and ateliers from East to West.
We work in partnership with nomadic communities as custodians, not suppliers. Through Responsible Nomads, a community-led and certified standard, we support ethical trade, regenerative sourcing, and a full supply-chain accountability that ensures that people, cultural heritage, landscapes, and all life are respected and protected.
By nature, our materials are rare. As a result, fewer than 1,000 metres of Noble Fabrics are produced each year. Each limited edition is available only through a small circle of bespoke tailors, ateliers, and carefully selected partners.
Khangai Noble Fibres
Available only once a year, our rare natural fibres are sustainably sourced from indigenous yaks, camels and sheep of the remote Khangai Mountains of Mongolia.
Tengri herders hand-harvest fibres from each animal once a year, when the animals shed their winter coats, producing 100-500 grammes of rare Tengri Noble Fibres® each spring.
Khangai fibres are exquisitely soft, warmer than merino wool, light and breathable, resistant to pilling, water and odours, hypoallergenic, with the strength and durability associated with cervelt (red deer down).
Khangai yaks and camels live in extreme seasonal temperatures, ranging from +40 to -40 degrees Celsius, resulting in fibres with outstanding thermal-regulating properties.
Centuries of traditional craftsmanship & innovation
Centuries of traditional craftsmanship are combined with the latest innovations in sustainable textile research and development to transform our noble fibres into unique Tengri Noble Yarns® and Fabrics®
Making Tengri yarns and fabrics requires creative artistry and science, combining the best noble fibres and craftsmanship to create a single ream of luxurious cloth. Our Khangai Noble Yarns are woven into cloth at a family-owned mill in Yorkshire and Scotland, where the tradition of heritage textiles and craft is embedded in the cultural fabric of the community, handed down through the generations, unbroken for the last 1,000 years.
Every ream of cloth is finished in the soft alkaline waters found only in the Scottish Highlands and Yorkshire Pennines, key in the creation of soft yarns and exquisite cloth for centuries. This unique natural ingredient found only in the UK gives Tengri products a distinguished, luxurious handle and understated elegance. We are proud to produce fabrics to the highest standards on the global market – the Tengri Way.
For enquiries regarding our limited-edition fabrics and availability, please complete the form below. Our team will be in touch to discuss your requirements.