Icelandic wool insulation

Icelandic Wool Insulated Clothing

You’re about to re-discover the performance power of wool.

Not all winter coats are created equal. Synthetic insulation has dominated outdoor gear for decades, but Icewear has redefined what a winter coat, insulated waistcoat, or wool poncho can do.

It started over 50 years ago . It was 2021 that Icewear launched the Icelandic wool-based insulation into an ever-increasing range of products, thus raising the bar for winter outdoor wear performance.

Icewear is the first brand in the world to create wool-insulated coats and other winter outerwear using Icelandic wool as the primary filling, featuring all the natural benefits of Icelandic wool; offering superior thermoregulation, anti-bacterial qualities, breathability, water resistance and fire retardance.

Icelandic wool has long been used in base and mid-layers, but it wasn’t tough enough for the role of a winter coat. Until now. The Icelandic wool insulation is created using excess natural wool from yarn production. Icewear created a way to use the excess wool as insulation. 

Wool insulation is a naturally superior performance fibre, it’s far more sustainable to create that other insulation options. It’s also completely reusable. Not only is Icelandic wool insulation a game-changer in the industry, but it’s also a powerful ecological statement for wearers.

The production process

Wool-based filling was made possible due to a groundbreaking new process in wool production. This innovation combined the natural benefits of Icelandic wool with the tough outer shells, water and windproof treatments associated with the best in outerwear.

By combining Icelandic wool (80%) with bio-polyester (20%), Icewear turned to nature’s first performance fibre for the answer to superior winterwear. Everyday wear using wool insulation was further developed when Icewear refined the production process to offer multiple insulation thickness options.

Icewear made its priority of sustainability clear when sourcing wool locally in Iceland for its insulation, Icewear believes so strongly in this material that whole new collections were built around it, like the Black Sheep Collection.

Wool socks and sweaters have kept us warm for centuries, and now Icewear has created wool-filled outerwear to take warmth and performance to a whole new level.

Icelandic wool sweaters earned their centuries-old reputation thanks to their performance, style and craftsmanship. You can think of the Icewear wool-filled jackets are a version 2.0 of those traditional Icelandic sweaters, offering you all the same natural benefits.

FAQ

No, and due to its antibacterial qualities’ wool insulated clothing rarely requires washing anyway. When you do wash a wool-filled article, treat it like a wool garment: wash using a wool-safe soap, then lay it flat to dry. Get more wash and care instructions on the website.

Icelandic wool insulation is often warmer than other types of insulation, and in other cases it’s equivalent to other insulation. To ensure you find the best suited product for you from the  Icewear collection of wool insulated clothing, you can read more about the warmest materials and how well they retain heat. Icewear wool filled garments have various levels of insulation to offer different levels of warmth.

The lightest-weight layers are made into wool sheets of three different thicknesses:

·         60gr/m2

·         100gr/m2

·         200gr/m2

Then, there are also blown insulation items where the wool insulation material is blown directly into jackets that make for super cosy, puffier and even warmer filling.

Because different products use different insulation thickness, they will meet every wearer’s requirements. In a similar way to feather down coats insulation is blown into the coat shell, resulting in a range of products of varying thicknesses available to choose.

You can find the perfect product whatever your preference or requirements.  Learn more about layering for changing weather on the website.  Ordering a wool filled item gives you the warm fussy feeling of buying something that is sustainable and environmentally friendly.

The OEKO-TEX® standard certifies that each element of a piece of clothing has been tested for harmful materials according to strict international regulations. The analysis is performed by an independent company. Read more about OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100.

Icewear wool filled items use renewable and bio-degradable materials, making the collection a springboard of sustainable choices in a market saturated with synthetic insulation.

Crucially wool-insulated products by Icewear are also produced without the use of harmful chemicals.

Additionally, Icewear’s unique production process uses much more of the wool than yarn or fleece manufacturing, meaning far less wool goes to waste during production.  A big tick to make Icelandic sheep farmers happy.

Be proud to join Icewear in a movement of sustainable, innovative and traditional clothing.