The wool scratches! A special attraction is triggered on the skin by wearing rough wool.

Among the rough and scratchy wool types we count:

Rough Virgin Wool

Goat Wool

The main advantage of these types of wool, in addition to the attractive feeling on the skin, are the durability and the natural lanolin of the wool.

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Virgin Wool is one of the wool types of the Merino sheep. Generally in linguistic usage Virgin Wool is associated with rather scratchy wool. Among the types of Virgin Wool there are big differences in their fineness. The thicker the individual fibers are, the more setaceous and rougher they are. They don’t snuggle to the skin like the fine fibers. Thus, the types of Virgin Wool, respectively Merino Wool, varies from fluffy soft to rough and scratchy.

The rough Virgin Wool has, in addition to the general characteristics of Virgin Wool, more to it.

• Moisture-regulating and thanks to the lanolin (the natural lipid of wool) at the same time water-repellent
• The proportion of air of the fibers makes the wool breathable – warming in winter and cooling in summer
• External influences, such as odors during cooking or heavy sweating can be eliminated by a brief airing.
• Robust, dirt-repellent and no disposition to felt
• Strong fibers

The Lopi wool we use in our collection comes from Iceland. Lopi wool from this region is well known for its naturalness and sustainability.

Our products, handmade of rough Virgin Wool:

Goat wool is mostly made from goat hair mixed with Virgin Wool. It is a very scratchy and extremely durable wool. The wool owes her bristly feeling to the thick, unruly goat hair. The rough surface contrasts with the luster of the individual hair, which shapes the appearance of the wool.

Goat hair is not only used for clothing. Also home accessories and floor mats are made of it.

• Very robust and no disposition to felt
• Dirt-repellent due to its own lipid layer
• Moisture wicking and breathable
• hard, rough sensation

Little excursion into mythology:

Goat hair plays a role in the Old Testament as sackcloth. From the cloth, garments were made as traditional mourning clothes and penitential robes. It was worn by kings in times of crisis or after they received sinister messages.

Our products, handmade of setaceous Goat Wool: