Why wool of Icelandic sheep ?

• Fleece of more than 5 basic natural colors: white, black, gray, brown, beige, with several variations.

• Double Fleece (combined softness and resistance).

• 2 shearings per year

The fleece of the Icelandic sheep is double, the interior part (Thel) and the external part (Tog): The interior part is made up of a fibre from 2 to 4 inches long very fine, very soft. This part is used as insulator by the sheep against the heat, the cold and moisture.

The external part is made up of a fibre from 5 to 9 inches long, it is straight and resistant. It protects the sheep against water, the wind, dust and all the other remains. The properties of this fleece enable us to obtain a wire to be knitted with much volume of air and a light torsion while being solid.

When designing model we chose a knitting of large wool with weak tension in order to obtain a clothing hot, light, comfortable and soft. -

During shearing, the professional shearer carries a detailed attention in order to carry out in only one cut the collection of wool. The result: a fibre of higher quality, ready for sorting and the die-pasture handbooks, without the use of chemicals and corrodents which altèreraient the natural properties of fibre.

The identification of the fleece enables us to obtain a wire to be knitted unique with each animal. Great variation of colors and of variations, combined with a distinctive softness from each fleece, personalize the exclusive products. Products carry the identification of the sheep which has generously provided the wool for the creation.

The principal characteristics of the Icelaine products, is summarize by a top-of-the-range artisanal creation, the use of a natural fibre without dyeing, personalization of each part and products comfortable, hot, light and soft. We invite you to visit the Produits section.