Our story
Why we started Steppe & Hearth
Wool, the steppe, and two products we think are worth doing well.
Where the wool comes from
Inner Mongolia is a region of northern China that borders the country of Mongolia. Herding families there have kept sheep, goats, horses and camels on the grassland for generations, and felt-making and cashmere are part of everyday work.
Who makes it
Our cat caves come from a felt workshop in Inner Mongolia that we know personally. For cashmere, we’re choosing a mill in the same region now. We only sell what we’ve seen made and checked ourselves.
Why only two products
We’d rather sell two things we can stand behind than fifty we can’t. Felt cat caves and cashmere scarves come from the same animals, the same grassland and the same skills. More will follow when we’re sure of them.
Labels on everything we sell say “Made in Inner Mongolia, China”. Inner Mongolia is part of China, and we want that to be clear.
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We’ll post photos and short videos from the felt workshop and the cashmere mill as the first batch is made. Join the waitlist below and we’ll send you the link.
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