The Icelandic wool has both very long, rough and thick hair and also short, soft and thin hair. These two types of fibres are: inner fibres, which are soft, fine and highly insulating and outer fibres, which are long, glossy and water-repellent. This combination of fibres increases the air in a wad of wool improving its ability to absorb vibration. We then use a soft felting technique making sure that these properties are not lost by densifying the material too much. The Icelandic wool has developed these properties throughout the centuries. When settling in Iceland the Vikings brought with them the sheep from Scandinavia and since then the animals have adapted to withstand the harsh weather conditions. In sheep Iceland have to be sheared at least yearly for animal welfare reasons but most often are sheared twice. During the milder summer temperatures, sheep roam freely up in the mountains feasting on wild plants and flowers.