{"product_id":"icelandic-sheepskin-008-ivory-off-white","title":"Icelandic Sheepskin #008 - Ivory Cream","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIcelandic sheepskins have beautiful long flowing hair-like wool that drapes perfectly and is soft to touch. This particular Icelandic sheepskin is a beautiful warm ivory cream.\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe creamy ivory colour is \u003cstrong\u003enatural,\u003c\/strong\u003e and this is the exact Icelandic sheepskin that you will receive. It is not as pure white but rather a warm cream.\u003cstrong\u003e Icelandic sheepskins can have a mild animal sheep lanoline smell. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis exact Icelandic sheepskin is 93cm long head to tail x 67cm wide at back legs, and 55cm across centre belly. \u003c\/strong\u003eWool length also varies across the sheepskin starting at 10cm and can be as long as 15cm in some places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIcelandic Sheepskins (also called Nordic Sheepskins) are a very beautiful hardy \u0026amp; cold tolerant ancient breed of sheep that originated in Iceland near the Arctic Circle.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an interior decor throw, the Icelandic sheepskin is \u003cstrong\u003esuperior to common sheep\u003c\/strong\u003e because of \u003cstrong\u003etheir beautiful range of natural colours including gorgeous shades of grey, and their thick long \u0026amp; soft wool.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ultimate in luxury, Icelandic sheepskins are second only to reindeer skins in softness and denseness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIcelandic sheepskins have beautiful \u003cstrong\u003ecrimped long flowing hair-like wool similar to mohair\u003c\/strong\u003e, that drapes perfectly and is very soft to touch. They are so gorgeous that they almost elude description. The wool on an Icelandic sheepskin \u003cstrong\u003efeels more like soft silky hair\u003c\/strong\u003e than typical wool.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause these Icelandic sheepskins are \u003cstrong\u003enatural colours\u003c\/strong\u003e (not dyed) they are suitable to place in a room that gets bright or direct sunlight for some of the day, but be aware that the sun fades and damages everything eventually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fleece of the Icelandic sheep is classed as a premium exotic wool. The thick and double layered fleece has long flowing guard wool on top called \"\u003cem\u003etog\"\u003c\/em\u003e, and the soft fine downy wool undercoat called \"\u003cem\u003ethel\"\u003c\/em\u003e. This special double fleece keeps and animal warm and dry in the extreme Icelandic climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo maintain an Icelandic sheepskin give it a \u003cstrong\u003elight brush every three months\u003c\/strong\u003e with a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sheepskin-carding-brush-wire-brush\" title=\"Wool carding brush to brush a sheepskin rug\"\u003ewool carding brush\u003c\/a\u003e to de-tangle. And if it ever needs a wash use the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cleaning\/products\/sheepskin-wool-skin-wool-wash-500ml-concentrate-shampoo-to-wash-a-sheepskin-rug\" title=\"Woolskin wash shampoo\"\u003eGorgeous Creatures woolskin wash.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gorgeous Creatures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43713507524682,"sku":"008-Ice-Ivory","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2389\/5197\/files\/008-Icelandic-Sheepskin-Ivory.webp?v=1781674599","url":"https:\/\/www.us.gorgeouscreatures.com.au\/products\/icelandic-sheepskin-008-ivory-off-white","provider":"Gorgeous Creatures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}