This lightweight (200 g/m2) so called Lopi loft Icelandic wool fleece can be used as an intermediate layer when making insulating clothing and blankets. It is a non-woven fabric, produced by needle-punching raw wool. In this case no other fibres have been added.
As with other non-wovens, the stability is low: if this fleece is to be used as an intermediate layer, it must therefore be sufficiently quilted to prevent it from shifting or sagging.
The colour is natural, but in this case it is a beautiful white. However, traces of plant matter may be visible here and there.
The wool has been made machine-washable using Biowash, an environmentally friendly process involving oxygen and salts, which does not affect the biodegradability of the fibres and consumes little energy.
