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In memoriam of my father-in-law; Sveinn Tyrfingsson
On the 14th of January 2025, my father-in-law passed away. He was a remarkable man in many ways, yet in this post, I am only
January 27, 2025
Author: Hulda Brynjólfsdóttir
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Mýrarrauði – Hematite
In Iceland, we have a lot of Hematite or Mýrarrauði in the ground. It makes everything reddish brown that touches it and does not wash
January 11, 2025
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The Real Thing
Do you ever think about what is the real thing, when it comes to clothes? I find it important to think about what is real
March 18, 2024
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The Icelandic goat.
The people that decided to move to Iceland in early ages of settlement, took all the animals with them that they thought would be good
April 1, 2023
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The Icelandic wool – FLECKED
The word flecked is a huge simplification for this colour of the Icelandic sheep. Each variation of where the black (or brown) spot is on
March 2, 2023
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The Icelandic wool – GREY
Talk about fifty shades of grey… I think there are even more than fifty. It just seems to be endless possibilities and when we make
February 25, 2023
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The Icelandic wool – BROWN
In Icelandic we call it mórautt or moorit. Like in all the other colours we have many shades of brown in the Icelandic sheep’s flock,
February 16, 2023
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The Icelandic wool – BLACK
Oh the black sheep. How wonderful it can be to have in your flock. We actually have most of the greyish black or the brownish
February 9, 2023
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The Icelandic wool – WHITE
Icelandic farmers have been asked, for very many years, to breed white sheep. Why is that? Because the big industry wants to make the same
February 1, 2023
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The Icelandic Wool
We only have one breed of sheep in Iceland, The Icelandic sheep. It belongs to the North Atlantic Native Short Tail Breed. So as the
January 27, 2023
