{"product_id":"rendur-stripes-icelandic-blanket-with-recycled-wool-copy","title":"Umgjörð - Frame - Icelandic blanket with recycled wool.","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eUmgjörð or Frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis blanket made from two thirds recycled wool and one third new wool. The wool is 100% Icelandic comes from ÍSTEX, the main wool manufacturer in Iceland.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eIcelandic wool is highly durable and has been instrumental in Icelandic history, ensuring the nations survival and for a while serving as one of its main trading goods.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt has unique wool fibers, where the inner fibers are fine, soft and highly insulating while the outer fibers are long, glossy and repel water. Products made from Icelandic wool are therefore extremely durable, lightweight, breathable and warm.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eIcelandic Wool – Naturally warm since 874\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWhy Icelandic wool?\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe origins of the Icelandic sheep can be traced back to the first settlers in 874 AD. Due to the remote location in the north Atlantic the breed has remained almost unchanged for more than 1.100 years.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe harsh conditions and isolation brought about the natural evolvement of the Icelandic sheep and with selective breeding led to the unique properties of Icelandic wool that makes it a truly natural phenomenon.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe fleece is dual fiber with two distinctive layers, “Tog” and “Þel”:\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eTog \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eare the longer, outer fibers that give strength, are longer and glossy and are also water resistant.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eÞel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e is the fine undercoat that holds air with natural bounce and provides insulation against the elements, without the weight. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eCombined, these two fibers make the Icelandic wool so unique, that even when wet, it retains its warming properties.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThe wool comes from sustainable, usually small family farming in Iceland where the sheep roam free in the summer in the Icelandic countryside, which is famous for its clean air and pure water. The farmers adhere to strict animal welfare regulations where there is no mulesing because the breed is naturally short tailed.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIcelandic agriculture uses virtually no pesticides or herbicides* so there are no residues or harmful chemicals of any kind found in Icelandic Wool. Even the cleaning of the wool uses heating from geothermal springs and electricity from renewable sources.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThis is why the Icelandic wool is the natural choice.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e* What do we mean by no pesticides or herbicides?\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAccording to the UN food and Agricultural organization Iceland has by far the lowest usage of pesticides pr. hectare than all European countries. The closest Scandinavian nation uses more than 40x the amount than Iceland does.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSee more here: https:\/\/www.fao.org\/faostat\/en\/#data\/RP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Lopidraumur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67741342498871,"sku":"7999-2605","price":81.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/4948\/7927\/files\/5_e11a4f8b-90ca-41cc-a806-3cd36dc9b73f.png?v=1794324180","url":"https:\/\/www.lopihome.is\/fr\/products\/rendur-stripes-icelandic-blanket-with-recycled-wool-copy","provider":"LopiHome","version":"1.0","type":"link"}