Icelandic Sheepskin | Short Wool | 39-47 in
Icelandic Sheepskin | Short Wool | 39-47 in
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Description
Description
Our beautiful and robust Icelandic sheepskin is wonderfully soft and ward to sit on and you will not have doubts about whether it is a natural product or not when you sit on it or when running your fingers through the short wool. The Icelandic sheep lives in the rough nature and the long fur is typically 6 inches (15 cm) long and protects the skin from humidity while the inner, shorter fur keeps the sheep warm. The skin fits in to any interior and gives your home a natural Nordic look. The sheepskin is the perfect tool to give extra warmth in your living room and you can be sure that no one has a sheepskin like yours. When you buy this skin, you should know that the skins in the pictures are just examples and not the exact skin that will be delivered to you.
The Icelandic sheep lives in the, at sometimes, harsh Icelandic climate and the long wool has a typical length of 6 inches (15 cm). This coat protects their skin from moisture while the innermost, short wool keeps the sheep warm. Therefore, you are guaranteed a unique skin of high quality. Due the fact that all of our skins are natural products you will not find two skins alike. Therefore you should know that the pictures above are just examples, because the skins are unique in their nuances and color composition. The skins are all unique in their colouring. The Icelandic sheepskin is a natural product and the wools texture is adapted to the Icelandic climate. That is why this skin is unique and of very high quality.
Information
Information
Skin type: Icelandic sheepskin
Hair type: Short wool
Coat thickness: Thick
Hide tanning: Europe
Made of: One premium piece sheepskin
Coloring: Dyed, Natural
Ethically and sustainably sourced sheepskin
Mulesing-free sheepskin
Premium sheepskin for exceptional quality
Materials and measurements
Materials and measurements
DIMENSIONS
L: 39 - 47 inch, W: 24 inch
Wool length: 2 - 3 inch
MATERIALS
100 % Sheepskin
Care
Care
Shipping and returns
Shipping and returns
Shipping inside the United States is a flat $15, and free on orders of $150 or more. Delivery usually takes 2 to 4 business days.
You have 100 days to return it. The full terms are in our refund policy.
Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details nor have access to your credit card information.
Why we love it
We handle a lot of these. After a while you stop reading the label and just use your hands: press into it, let go, watch how quickly it comes back up. The good ones spring straight back. The tired ones stay flat.
No two are alike, which is either the best part or the annoying part depending on your mood. Size, shape and shade all move around a little, because a hide is a hide and nobody cut it to a template. So the one that turns up at your door won’t be a perfect twin of the photo. That’s rather the point.
Long, short and curly
Long hair is the one everybody pictures. It moves, it drapes over the back of a chair, and it’s the one you sink your fingers into without meaning to.
Short hair sits flatter and takes more traffic. It’s the sensible pick for a seat pad or a spot that gets walked across, and it stays tidy with almost no effort from you.
Curly is a different animal. Tight little corkscrews, lighter in the hand, more decorative than plush. Don’t brush those. A shake is all they want.
New Zealand, Iceland, and a few places in between
New Zealand skins arrive two ways. The short-hair version carries fine little curls through it. The long-hair version is smooth and long, and it likes a brush now and then to keep its loft.
Icelandic skins are undyed and completely natural. They’re the ones we point at when somebody wants to put a skin outdoors, because sunlight won’t pull the color out of them. Dyed skins will fade, so those stay inside.
Designed in Denmark
Natures Collection has been working with skins out of Denmark for years and the look has barely shifted: quiet colors, clean shapes, nothing shouting for attention. It’s a style that ages well, which was always the idea.
Part of the range is still made in Denmark. If that matters to you, there’s a page for exactly that group.
Find your sheepskin
Start with the feel you want, or with the part of the world it came from.
Good to know before you buy
The questions we get asked most, and the honest answers.
How do I keep it looking good?
How do I keep it looking good?
Shake it out. That really is most of the job. Two or three times a month is plenty, and it keeps the hair standing up instead of packing down flat.
Vacuum on the lowest setting when it needs it, never on full power. Skins with smooth hair also enjoy a brush now and then. Curly ones don’t, so leave those be and just give them a shake.
Can I wash it?
Can I wash it?
Carefully, and not often. Most of our skins are hand wash only: cold water, a mild liquid detergent, rinse cold, then shake the water out rather than wringing it.
New Zealand skins are the exception. Those can take a machine wash on a delicate cycle at 86°F (30°C) or below, with a delicate spin. The leather side may stiffen afterwards, and you soften it again by pulling it gently over the edge of a table.
Either way, dry it flat on a rack with the hair side facing down, away from sunlight and away from radiators, and pull it back into shape while it dries. Never tumble dry it. Full instructions per skin type live on our product care page.
Can it sit in the sun, or go outside?
Can it sit in the sun, or go outside?
Undyed natural skins can. Icelandic ones especially, since they’re completely natural and sunlight won’t lift the color out of them.
Dyed skins are another story. UV fades them, so keep those out of direct sun and off the patio.
Will it shed?
Will it shed?
A few loose hairs in the first weeks is normal, and it settles. Shake it out somewhere outside once or twice, vacuum on low, and you’ll stop noticing.
If a skin is still dropping hair after a month of ordinary use, that isn’t normal. Send us a photo at hello@sheepskinhouse.com and we’ll take a look.
What size should I get?
What size should I get?
A single skin is one hide. It covers a chair, the end of a bed, or a reading corner, and the measurements shift a little from hide to hide because they aren’t cut to a template.
Two hides sewn together give you a longer runner shape, which is what most people want beside a bed or over a bench. Larger sewn rugs go up from there when you need to cover real floor.
Is it alright around kids and pets?
Is it alright around kids and pets?
Kids’ rooms are one of the places these end up most often, and there’s a whole children’s room selection for it. Natural undyed skins are the safest choice there.
Pets will find it before you’ve finished putting it down. That’s not a warning, just what happens. Hair comes off it easily enough on the low vacuum setting.
Made to be lived on
These aren’t display pieces. They go on the chair you actually use, the side of the bed you actually get out of, the floor where the dog actually sleeps. Shake them out, vacuum them on low every so often, and they wear in rather than out.
No two are the same
Real hides, so shade, shape and hair length shift from one to the next.
Danish design
Natures Collection, out of Denmark, with part of the range still made there.
A person answers
Email hello@sheepskinhouse.com and you get a reply from someone who handles these.
