This slightly heavier, sturdy fleece made from Icelandic wool (550 g/m²) can be used as an intermediate layer when making blankets and coats. It is a so-called non-woven fabric, produced by ‘needle-punching’ raw wool. In this process, needles move up and down through the fibres on specialised machines, resulting in a fleece. The density and weight depend on the amount of material used and the intensity of the needle-punching. The process is similar to dry felting. To improve the cohesion of the fibres, other materials are sometimes added (such as PLA or polyamide). This is NOT the case here.
As with other non-wovens, it has low stability: if you use this fleece as an interlining, it must therefore be sufficiently stitched through to prevent shifting or sagging.
This wool felt has its natural colour, but in this instance it is a lovely white. However, plant residues may occasionally 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.
