Some months ago I connected with Mika Laiho who is a Finnish person
working with an originally FInnish-government-financed handicraft
project in the Mongolian countryside, trying to employ local people
in here. One specialty they have been working on is yak winter hair.
We experimented with my ordering some of the down to be sent to me in
Sweden, but there were some technical difficulties in getting my
money to her without paying big fees to the banks involved.
In the interval Mika sent me a box of the hand-carded Yak down, and
you can take my word that it is gorgeous and wonderfully soft. Mika
recommends blending it with some wool when spinning to give some
added strength to the yarn. Highly Recommended!
The financial difficulties have been worked out now, and you can
order the Yak plus some neat-looking handcrafts direct from Mongolia
using a VISA card or from eBay using the payment method of your
choice. PayPal is also available as a payment method.
To order direct go to http://www.mongolisshop.net and just follow
the directions. When you want to place the order you will be switched
over to the Kahn Bank's web pages where you can pay with a VISA card
on a secure web site just as you would in the US or Europe or
wherever*. The site has both English and Russian instructions.
Mongolia was once part of the USSR, but is now an independent
republic with English as the official international language.
The eBay store site is at http://stores.ebay.com/MongoliaShop
If you want to use PayPal as a payment method the recipient is
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You can contact Mika at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and mention
that you heard about her from Ron Parker.
The usual disclaimer from me that I have no financial interest in
Mongolia Shop - just passing along some interesting information. My
initial connection with Mika was when she e-mailed me about finding a
source of inexpensive carding cloth. You may remember my asking about
sources on FiberNet.
*(from above) If you are concerned about using a credit card on line,
check with your card issuer to see if you can use a one-time number
for ordering on line (in Mongolia or New Jersey or anywhere) My VISA
provider will give me a temporary number on line. I use the temp
numbers for all my on-line purchases. My card provider is the giant
MBNA in Delaware, USA. Susanne's and my Swedish banks have similar
arrangements. Your card issuer probably does too.
Ron
Ron Parker - FiberNet list mom
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