Thanks to all the farmers and Iceland sheep wool. Thank you for sharing because this is my tourist thing. I'm live in southeastern washington state usa.
If you look at those beautiful sweaters with the pattern around the yolk, they are what we in Canada called Lopi sweaters. I know the yarn we used was from Iceland. I learned that the sheep there were UNIQUE ONLY to Iceland. It was so neat for you to be able to show us today, yes they are very different from your sheep. I see much in need of a haircut lol. The wool i used back in the day came from Iceland and the brand was called "Lopi". I think the sweater patterns in my book did say Lopipasas my spelling may be wrong. The colours, same shades are the ones in the wool I used years ago gorgous, and so warm in the winters of New Brunswick, Canada. UNB. I was in university in the 1970's and 1980's, they were so popular, every 2nd or 3rd person on campus was wearing one. I had several with different patterns (still have that book) those who knew how to knit was wearing one or knitting one for others. My needles were hot, I can't count the number of Lopi sweaters I made. One fellow who I met in the student pub, a stranger, came over to our table and asked me to make one for his girlfriend for Valentine's Day. He gave me the money for the wool, a week later I got a call from this girl, who I didn't know, wanting the money back as it was the grocery money, and had I to tell her I couldn't return it as the sweater was 1/2 knit, she was pretty upset. When I gave him the sweater, I didn't ask if they were still together. 🙁 I am thinking now of making myself another one now. 🤔😉 My university one no longer fits. 😉Thanks again for sharing
Their wool knits up really well. One of the Icelandic boys was sporting a good example. Iceland also named the diseases maedivisna and jaagsiekte. No end to your adventures Cammy.
Those Icelandic sheep are beautiful! What a surprise to see you streaming from there Cam! I love their big eyes-really gorgeous sheep. I hope you’re having a great trip!
Glad you showed the feed cart, I was wondering how that worked. Interesting place. Glad they’re shearing, need more room at the feed bunk. I never gave that any thought before Sandi talked about that.
Hi Cammy, I loved seeing these. This was so interesting. Beautiful sheep. Thanks for taking us along on these farm sites. Take care and stay safe till next time. P.S.- how's Lizzy doing these days. ❤❤❤❤
They look so happy munching away . I’m with your,I could watch animals eating all day . Have a safe trip home when you go xoxo from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
Beautiful sheep and really fresh looking food but the sheep don’t seem to have much room when they are indoors. Everywhere looks so clean and it seems so quiet and calm. Loving the rams they have some amazing horns
The wool is beautiful mixed colour and so long will make lovely clothes, they make all different patterns on their jumpers like fairisle jumpers, such good wool. I'm with you aren't they great?!
“Like on an airplane…”😂😂You crack me up! Beautiful sheep. Love all the colors! Love the little ones at the end. I can hear Steve Irwin saying “He’s just a baby!” 😂
Ask Landward to visit Jamieson and Smith Wool Brokers in Lerwick, where the shetland wool clip goes. Oliver Henry, the grader has over 50yrs of handling and grading the wool. A good portion of fleece is sent to Vispring mattresses. The shetland has the finest wool of ANY British native breed, and can be spun so fine, a whole shawl can be pulled through a wedding ring. Well worth a visit!! The Shetland Flock Book Trust annual sheep sales have just been held .I,m a pedigree shetland sheep breeder
Lived and worked in Sandgerdi, just outside of Reykjavik for a year in the mid 60’s……the sheep were fab…the sweaters spun from their wool were beautifully oiled. We also brought back some sheepskin rugs ..stunning. And yes they have some strange food…you probably had shots of Brenavin…..that’s the local spirit,…known as the Black Death. Hope u survived it.
They are different from yours and have lots of fur or wool coats. Very nice and I always like the colorful ones. Wow look at those boys horns! . Quite the trip you are having. Do you plan to purchase some of these? enjoy your visit anyway.👍
Should have said…there’s major connections between Iceland and Scotland…their language includes many auld Scot’s words with the same meaning, also the links of same ( disgusting) food is strong with the extreme north of Scotland…boiled sheeps head , dried fish, cods cheeks etc it’s a fascinating small country…and everyone speaks English and I think they still have 100% literacy.
Thank you for the wee glimps of Icelandic sheep. I would love to get my hands on a pound or two of the various colours to spin. ( Dream your life away, Joolz) At least you saved me a couple of thousand pounds in air fares, from Australia. Thank you to the Icelandic men for allowing the world into their sheep barn, it's a beauty. Not like the "old days" when they used to demolish the side of the barn in summer and rebuild it when the sheep were gathered for winter? Or was that the practice only in Greenland? Thanks again Cammie, love Joolz.
Another fantastic vlog love seeing it through your eyes always informative and interesting thanks again for sharing your work and family with us 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩
You know you've been off the farm too long when you get homesick watching the first couple minutes of videos like this, can smell the lanolin and sheepiness......sigh.... Icelandic fleece is gorgeous but Ive not had a chance to play with any in my spinning yet! Trying to remember if it's them, or shetlands, that have the double coats which spinners need to separate into the tog, and the thel.....I think! Very cool and thanks to all!
Yes that’s the icelandics that have double coats. You can spin together for lopi yarn, or separate them. I haven’t spun much Icelandic either, I have Shetlands so I mostly spin that!
I'm thinking that dairy farms would do better with that type of feeding system. I've seen farmers complaining about having to constantly push up the feed for their cows.
Hey Cam...I'm a wool spinner in Australia..I have spun Icelandic wool...not many breeds I haven't tbh...question...are they able to bale all their winter feed or do they have to ship some in?
I wanted to get an Icelandic wool jump while on holiday there…..I didn’t purchase one because it wasn’t soft enough for me. I was rather disappointed. There is possibly a STOP export on the sheep just like the horses. Once they leave the shores they can never return. Cammy, where do the farmers get their feed from? That was one question I didn’t ask while there. Thank you for the trip. ❤️🇦🇺🏴
Their fleece are beautiful. Are they bred for market? Years ago I bought goat skin fleece rugs in Ireland. I don't see them anymore but I still use them 35 years later
How many sheep are in that barn, 600 ish? And Cammy, you really need to ambush Graeme and shear the guy! His fleece is getting seriously out of control!
Thanks to all the farmers and Iceland sheep wool. Thank you for sharing because this is my tourist thing. I'm live in southeastern washington state usa.
If you look at those beautiful sweaters with the pattern around the yolk, they are what we in Canada called Lopi sweaters. I know the yarn we used was from Iceland. I learned that the sheep there were UNIQUE ONLY to Iceland. It was so neat for you to be able to show us today, yes they are very different from your sheep. I see much in need of a haircut lol.
The wool i used back in the day came from Iceland and the brand was called "Lopi". I think the sweater patterns in my book did say Lopipasas my spelling may be wrong. The colours, same shades are the ones in the wool I used years ago gorgous, and so warm in the winters of New Brunswick, Canada. UNB. I was in university in the 1970's and 1980's, they were so popular, every 2nd or 3rd person on campus was wearing one. I had several with different patterns (still have that book) those who knew how to knit was wearing one or knitting one for others. My needles were hot, I can't count the number of Lopi sweaters I made. One fellow who I met in the student pub, a stranger, came over to our table and asked me to make one for his girlfriend for Valentine's Day. He gave me the money for the wool, a week later I got a call from this girl, who I didn't know, wanting the money back as it was the grocery money, and had I to tell her I couldn't return it as the sweater was 1/2 knit, she was pretty upset. When I gave him the sweater, I didn't ask if they were still together. 🙁
I am thinking now of making myself another one now. 🤔😉 My university one no longer fits. 😉Thanks again for sharing
Their wool knits up really well. One of the Icelandic boys was sporting a good example. Iceland also named the diseases maedivisna and jaagsiekte. No end to your adventures Cammy.
Those Icelandic sheep are beautiful! What a surprise to see you streaming from there Cam! I love their big eyes-really gorgeous sheep. I hope you’re having a great trip!
Glad you showed the feed cart, I was wondering how that worked. Interesting place. Glad they’re shearing, need more room at the feed bunk. I never gave that any thought before Sandi talked about that.
What an adventure! Thanks for taking us along with you.😊
Thanks for a little trip to Iceland! What lovely animals; sheep, too! Lopo wool is a favorite of mine to knit up.
That's some impressive head gear those rams are sporting! Beautiful sheep and that wool looks so soft.
That black ram, with the black horns, wow! Those are some gorgeous animals.
Love to see this! I raise Icelandics in Canada. Would love to visit Iceland to see the sheep someday.
I'm in the middle of crocheting a blanket. Would love to get my hands on those sheep! Lovely!
What a unique way of feeding the sheep, very orderly.
Hi Cammy, I loved seeing these. This was so interesting. Beautiful sheep. Thanks for taking us along on these farm sites.
Take care and stay safe till next time.
P.S.- how's Lizzy doing these days. ❤❤❤❤
They look so happy munching away . I’m with your,I could watch animals eating all day . Have a safe trip home when you go xoxo from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
Beautiful sheep and really fresh looking food but the sheep don’t seem to have much room when they are indoors. Everywhere looks so clean and it seems so quiet and calm. Loving the rams they have some amazing horns
Lopi is one of my favorite yarns. I also adore spinning Icelandic… it’s magically unique. Such beautiful sheep.
Half way to Canada, keep going and surprise Sandy!
Yes!!! I watch her channel too.
How do the sheep access water
Beautiful area. We visited there. We're looking into starting our own sheep farm in a year or so. We love the Icelandic sheep. Hello from Canada
Awesome ty...that's the breed I have here in Michigan...love them they are strong and wonderful. Ty 🥰
Now I can see why Icelandic wool is such good quality.
The wool is beautiful mixed colour and so long will make lovely clothes, they make all different patterns on their jumpers like fairisle jumpers, such good wool. I'm with you aren't they great?!
What pretty sheep! They have such lovely faces!
“Like on an airplane…”😂😂You crack me up! Beautiful sheep. Love all the colors! Love the little ones at the end. I can hear Steve Irwin saying “He’s just a baby!” 😂
would love to see some footage of Icelandic shearing. please
They are really enjoying that hay. 😁👍👍❤️. Those black and white ones are very different.
I missed the live but enjoyed the replay. This video is awesome!
Ask Landward to visit Jamieson and Smith Wool Brokers in Lerwick, where the shetland wool clip goes. Oliver Henry, the grader has over 50yrs of handling and grading the wool. A good portion of fleece is sent to Vispring mattresses. The shetland has the finest wool of ANY British native breed, and can be spun so fine, a whole shawl can be pulled through a wedding ring. Well worth a visit!! The Shetland Flock Book Trust annual sheep sales have just been held .I,m a pedigree shetland sheep breeder
Lived and worked in Sandgerdi, just outside of Reykjavik for a year in the mid 60’s……the sheep were fab…the sweaters spun from their wool were beautifully oiled. We also brought back some sheepskin rugs ..stunning. And yes they have some strange food…you probably had shots of Brenavin…..that’s the local spirit,…known as the Black Death. Hope u survived it.
I agree with you. When I leave home I end up doing farming stuff. It's a vacation as it's not MY stuff.
Nothing better than hearing stock eating.
Hi from beautiful Victoria,Vancouver Island Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦!
Warm kisses from Michigan. Keep warm! Xoxo
They are different from yours and have lots of fur or wool coats. Very nice and I always like the colorful ones. Wow look at those boys horns! . Quite the trip you are having. Do you plan to purchase some of these? enjoy your visit anyway.👍
Some, though rarer, have 4 horns.
What a wonderful video thank you showing me another part our would
This was awesome 😎 the babies at the end just *made* this video 😍
Should have said…there’s major connections between Iceland and Scotland…their language includes many auld Scot’s words with the same meaning, also the links of same ( disgusting) food is strong with the extreme north of Scotland…boiled sheeps head , dried fish, cods cheeks etc it’s a fascinating small country…and everyone speaks English and I think they still have 100% literacy.
Thank you for the wee glimps of Icelandic sheep. I would love to get my hands on a pound or two of the various colours to spin. ( Dream your life away, Joolz) At least you saved me a couple of thousand pounds in air fares, from Australia. Thank you to the Icelandic men for allowing the world into their sheep barn, it's a beauty. Not like the "old days" when they used to demolish the side of the barn in summer and rebuild it when the sheep were gathered for winter? Or was that the practice only in Greenland? Thanks again Cammie, love Joolz.
I love Icelandics. We have a small flock in Washington state USA.
They are beautiful!
Outstanding Cammy! Sound as! All the very best! 🐑🐑🐑👏🏻👏🏻
Another fantastic vlog love seeing it through your eyes always informative and interesting thanks again for sharing your work and family with us 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩
eh! from Canada. Duncan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia! Beautiful wool!🦌💌❤️🐑
Great video Cammy 👌👌
Some of the best food in the world we had in Iceland. Hope you had a chance to eat some other local food.
You know you've been off the farm too long when you get homesick watching the first couple minutes of videos like this, can smell the lanolin and sheepiness......sigh....
Icelandic fleece is gorgeous but Ive not had a chance to play with any in my spinning yet! Trying to remember if it's them, or shetlands, that have the double coats which spinners need to separate into the tog, and the thel.....I think!
Very cool and thanks to all!
Yes that’s the icelandics that have double coats. You can spin together for lopi yarn, or separate them. I haven’t spun much Icelandic either, I have Shetlands so I mostly spin that!
Sheep are beautiful, so many kinds and colors
I bet that's warm in that shed with the insulation.
I’ve spun Icelandic wool before. Spins nice and it’s pretty. Beasties look hungry. How are you Cammy.
clean looking sheep better than being out in the wind and rain
Those sheep are hungry. They do look very healthy.
That's some hungry sheep!
Great video and sheepies, cheers 👍
A boy Cammy another good video 👍🏻.
Amazing setup, do you think you'll be taking home any of their ideas?
Yes, im seriously impressed with the feedbunks and carts.
Very interesting good on you Cammy
Do the sheep spend all winter in this barn? Have a great time Cammy!
Orlando Florida sorry I'm a little late, were having a hurricane at the moment. 🙂 Hi from Florida.
I'm thinking that dairy farms would do better with that type of feeding system. I've seen farmers complaining about having to constantly push up the feed for their cows.
They are so cute !!!
Hey Cam...I'm a wool spinner in Australia..I have spun Icelandic wool...not many breeds I haven't tbh...question...are they able to bale all their winter feed or do they have to ship some in?
Loving you from Bath, Michigan, USA
Class set up👍
I wanted to get an Icelandic wool jump while on holiday there…..I didn’t purchase one because it wasn’t soft enough for me. I was rather disappointed. There is possibly a STOP export on the sheep just like the horses. Once they leave the shores they can never return.
Cammy, where do the farmers get their feed from? That was one question I didn’t ask while there. Thank you for the trip. ❤️🇦🇺🏴
Their fleece are beautiful. Are they bred for market? Years ago I bought goat skin fleece rugs in Ireland. I don't see them anymore but I still use them 35 years later
How much do they weigh? Love the horns! Thanks
The floor the sheep are on looks like waste would fall through. Something for easy clean up?
Karen from Michigan, USA
The sheep look like they'd be easy to shear - apart from the rams, of course, who can be difficult, like rams world-wide. Good video, Cammie!
The wool I would love to felt, it’s so thick ❤️🐑
Feel badly for the ones who cannot get close to the food!
Massive horns. Hello from North Carolina. Nakina, North Carolina
Welcome to Iceland!
Those sheep eat as fast as my Labrador retriever! Wow!
They have to, they don’t get grain or concentrates, etc. They only get hay and minerals/salt.
They're fantastic looking sheep.
Hi from the hebrides
This is wonderful
What a great way to maximize bunk space. How do they load it?
Wagon goes right down the middle and herdsman distributes the haylage.
@@RICDirector with the sheep somewhere else?
That was amazing.
Cammie, after doing the vlogs on the Wool Shed, has it made an inmpact on how you Shear/dispose of the wool! xxx
I'm now very conscious of the poor folk that have to grade all my wool so i try to make sure it's rolled properly and all the dirty bits are off it.
Your so AWESOME!!!
Where do the sheep lay down? Or do they have to stand all the time.
Beautiful sheep. ❤
Is there a video of St Kilda and the Soay sheep coming?
Yeah eventually… bit behind on the editing.
Nice sheeps, and very nice rams :-9
What is the temperature in the barn vs outside?
Do you have a discount code on the flock watch??
I don’t sorry Robert.
Hi from Los Angeles ❤
Did you say £2 /kg??
Don't the sheep get really cold after shearing them?
Cami is it harder to shear sheep with such long woolly coats
a great sight to be hold Granny
How many sheep are in that barn, 600 ish?
And Cammy, you really need to ambush Graeme and shear the guy! His fleece is getting seriously out of control!
Are w3 going to see any shearing in Iceland?🦌💌❤️🐑
Are you anywhere near Keflevec?
When do the ones in the back get to Feed?
East Kilbride!!🤗🤣🤣🤣
If that is their living quarters they don't have much space to move around.
Darn I missed the live I was catching stock to lock up have hav nasty storm headed to us may turn into a hurricane.
Hope ye got them all in; stay safe!
Do they milk the sheep?
Is the grass choped ....
Do you have any video of those Icelanders shearing their sheep?
I’ve done a proper vlog 😁👍
@@TheSheepGame Thanks! Those are very interesting looking sheep. Also, when I go to Scotland I'm planning to visit as many farm events as I can.
So interesting.
They resemble Welsh sheep?