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FASHION AND DESIGN
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Fashion and Design
Faroese design traces its roots back to the functional and practical. Humble beginnings that have led to the fashions of today. Wool has always been the key material in Faroese clothing, gathered from over 75,000 sheep that graze freely on the mountains across the islands. Its natural insulating and water-repellent qualities have proved invaluable in the production of weather-resistant clothes worn by generations of islanders who’ve made their living out in the fields or on fishing boats at sea.
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The unique Faroese wool A number of different techniques are employed in the spinning, weaving and knitting process, depending on what garment is being made. Wool taken from the belly of the sheep that grazed high in the mountains was traditionally hand spun to be made into snug-fitting underwear that would keep Faroese fishermen warm and dry whilst out in the icy weather off Iceland and eastern Green-
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